56 Up Analysis

I chose to watch the video 56 Up. What I found interesting was how each kid turned out. Some did exactly what they said they would when they were 7 and others did something completely different. The one I found most interesting was Symon. He grew up in a Children’s Home funded by charity. In the video 7 Up he didn't have a plan for his future. He seemed very shy and wasn't very hopeful for the future. In the video 56 Up he had started a family of his own and had remarried. He didn't have a very successful career, but his family brought him a lot of happiness. He decided once his kids were all grown up that him and his wife would become a faster family. He wanted foster kids to have a place to call home and a family that loved them. He knew first hand what it was like to grow up in a children's home and didn't want others to have to go through the same thing. He has fostered around 60 kids. …show more content…
Foley. The directors of 56 Up in a way conducted an ethnography while filming the lives of these people for a span of 49 years. They were able to portray in their documentary how each child’s life was affected by their upbringing and environment. They filmed kids who grew in lower class, middle class, and higher class. We were able to see what aspects contributed negatively and positively to each child’s life and future. The youth is very easily influenced by the school they attend, the people they are around, and the opportunities available to them. In 56 Up I noticed how the parent’s involvement in their child’s life had a huge impact on the way they grew up. The children who’s parents planned their future out for them didn't know what to do when things fell through and they didn't know how to be their own person. The children who’s parents weren't very involved in their lives were more independent and found happiness not in success, but in a family of their