CLASS
The three texts I have studied are ‘The Road’ by Cormac McCarthy, ‘Foster’ by Claire Keegan, and ‘The King’s speech by Tom Cooper. Through my study of the cultural content of these three texts, it is clear that there are clearly embedded values and attitudes that can be difficult to change. These attitudes are clearly seen looking at class, family value, religion, the role of women, and war in these texts. In ‘The King’s Speech’, it is evident that there are deeply embedded beliefs and attitudes regarding class, namely that of the royal family. We can see that when Elizabeth and Logue talk together. Elizabeth, of superior class to Logue, is quick to pull rank with Logue when she instructs him to call her ‘Your Royal Highness’. This …show more content…
This is clear both by looking at Bertie’s family and the Logue family. George spends his time with his two daughters by reading to them and telling them bed time stories. Logue spends his time with his sons by making model Airfix dogfighters with them. The importance of family values is evident in the culture of ‘The King’s Speech’. As in the previous text, we again see the importance of strong family values. In fact, Keegan contrasts the child’s biological family which is not all it should be with the loving family she finds at the Kinsella’s. Even if the family values are so good at Kinsella’s who accepts the child as her own daughter, it is still evident at the child’s biological family. We can see this when the child states that her mother “still found the time to teach her the names of the flora.” This shows that family values, while varied, are still important in the culture of ‘Foster’. Again in ‘The Road’, the strong father/son relationship is held up as the only positive thing in an otherwise bleak world. The family here are similar to those of ‘The King’s Speech’ and ‘Foster’ as both the father, and the son love each other and look out for one
The three texts I have studied are ‘The Road’ by Cormac McCarthy, ‘Foster’ by Claire Keegan, and ‘The King’s speech by Tom Cooper. Through my study of the cultural content of these three texts, it is clear that there are clearly embedded values and attitudes that can be difficult to change. These attitudes are clearly seen looking at class, family value, religion, the role of women, and war in these texts. In ‘The King’s Speech’, it is evident that there are deeply embedded beliefs and attitudes regarding class, namely that of the royal family. We can see that when Elizabeth and Logue talk together. Elizabeth, of superior class to Logue, is quick to pull rank with Logue when she instructs him to call her ‘Your Royal Highness’. This …show more content…
This is clear both by looking at Bertie’s family and the Logue family. George spends his time with his two daughters by reading to them and telling them bed time stories. Logue spends his time with his sons by making model Airfix dogfighters with them. The importance of family values is evident in the culture of ‘The King’s Speech’. As in the previous text, we again see the importance of strong family values. In fact, Keegan contrasts the child’s biological family which is not all it should be with the loving family she finds at the Kinsella’s. Even if the family values are so good at Kinsella’s who accepts the child as her own daughter, it is still evident at the child’s biological family. We can see this when the child states that her mother “still found the time to teach her the names of the flora.” This shows that family values, while varied, are still important in the culture of ‘Foster’. Again in ‘The Road’, the strong father/son relationship is held up as the only positive thing in an otherwise bleak world. The family here are similar to those of ‘The King’s Speech’ and ‘Foster’ as both the father, and the son love each other and look out for one