the product of their environment



One way in which the characters of the film are a product of their surroundings is the pub
vs restaurant theme that is present throughout the entire film and is a divider between Liz and Shaun.
Liz has more middle class views overall, saying she doesn't want to waste the rest of her life
At the pub every day, offering the general premise that restaurants are safer and the alternative that is more "grown up" (lamer). We may presume that Liz had a middle-class upbringing, like most characters in the film, and her opinions of restaurant over pub are possibly a result of her upbringing, after her parents had a relationship with her. Her entire mission is to try to make Shaun a middle -Adult gender, and to her, the only way to really be an adult is to be a middle-class adult, not realising the life Shaun is experiencing as an adult. Another way we see the film's middle-class values is through Shaun's wife, Yvonne, who has a couple of small encounters, the first conversation between them, she tells Shaun she has bought a house (can't But connect, my generation will never be able to afford housing); this is another traditional middle-class mentality in London. The principle of renting a house isn't as true as renting a rental, so you need to be an adult homeowner. Shaun displays surprise at buying a home from someone his age. Shaun is also born in the middle class, but I think so because of his differences of opinion it's because of its surroundings that the rest of the middle-class characters inside the games. One of the few characters we can presume is not middle class is Ed, Shaun's best and (from what we can tell) few friend who has a strong impact on Shaun, for instance when Shaun forgets to book the restaurant for Liz and his birthday, Ed persuades him to Say to him that the Winchester is a symbol of the working class, and that Liz is a reflection of the middle class society. He obviously spends a great deal of time with Ed; subsequently, his opinions have changed, and he no longer follows the conventional course of his upbringing. Another way of making the
characters a feature of their setting Is the place where they sleep. The mise en scene makes it pretty clear from the very start of the movie that they don't live in the bad part of London. One of the first scenes makes the atmosphere of the film plain to us by the use of panning camera. The film continues to use the mise en scene to display the class structure and its consequences On our statistics. Another good example is the contrast between apartment Shaun and Eds, and apartment Liz, Davs and Diane. Dave's and Diane are the exact antithesis to Ed, while Ed represents the working class, Shaun is in the middle but relies more on ideals of the working class, Liz is also in the middle, but relies on ideals of the middle class, Dave's and Diane Representing the upper middle class, who wants Shaun to change who he is to better suit their values, this is seen by using their apartment, as it clearly reflects their middle-class values, with items like (not that good) art work on the walls, and an overall tidier (uptight) look.