Monarch of the Glen

In the ‘Monarch of the Glen’ age is presented in several ways. At the beginning of the clip it shows a group of men with tools of hard labour and no young people around which suggest those tools are not associated with young people and it is a job for men. The group of men are in work wear to show their dedication to their voluntary work whereas the young people are casually dressed to show they are from a more relaxed generation and not as skilled or experienced to do their job.

The main character is the focus on the way age is presented as she claims to be older than what she actually is but we learn from her actions she was younger than what people expected. From her uncertainty of how to drive shows her childish side when she accidently crashes into her smart casual dressed head teacher; she cowardly hides herself behind another casual dressed lad as she is frightened to face her teacher. Her childish behaviour emerges when she has a tantrum and says ‘I hate you’ to the middle aged man after his discussion with her head teacher. Their discussion is held in an oak panelling room, which suggests old and not a usual place a teenager would feel at home. Before her tantrum she is told to leave from the middle aged man who acts like her father and tells her she has to go and sit her GCSE’s. We are shown her room, which reflects a feminine childlike personality with magazines and teddies on her bed, moving on to a decorated mirror of photos and pink lights which show she is young and girly. From hearing what she was told she decides to run away from the situation instead of face it which also shows she is too young to take control of her responsibilities and finds an easier route to run away from it all.

A Lady then discovers her disappearance and takes a maternal feeling to the girl. This shows adults are more responsible for their actions than what young people are.