Donna- Eastenders

How she is represented:

In the first clip we see of Donna she is with Fatboy in the bedroom after a one night stand. Fatboy brings her breakfast and she is shocked. Fatboy says "that's how you should treat a lady" and Donna replies "We all know im not a lady fats", this is suggesting she is taking the mick out of herself. I think Donna does this so no one else can do it for her and she wants to seem strong about it. She also seems to be very sexual towards Fatboy which is suggesting she is going against the stereotype of disabled people not being 'sexual' also suggesting Donna is being presented as a countertype. 

In the next clip from Eastenders Fatboy seems to feel awkward or embarrassed about the situation when people start speculating about their night. Donna then looks quite upset about how he is acting about what has happened. 

We then see Donna talking to Nancy which ends up quite sour when she says something about Nancy being the perfect pretty blonde girl that most men go for. However, she doesn't realise that Nancy is disabled too and has epilepsy. When they have a conversation in the cafe about it, Donna seems to be very sorry and sympathetic towards Nancy and they are both pictured at the same level to show their equality, this is done by using a mid angle shot.

Donna speaks to one of her friends and they talk to her as if she is a child just because of her disability, when all it really is is a one night stand. If someone without a disability did this no one would make as big of an deal about it. When Donna is looking at Pam she has to look up and Pam looks down to show her power and importance in the clip, this is suggesting Pam is more important or 'the adult'.

Finally when Donna is getting ready for her date with Fatboy she is very excited and looking forward to it until Fatboy lowers the tone. In this scene Donna is presented in many different ways. During this there is up beat music being played in the background which is trying to portray normality or make the scene less awkward being Fatboy and Donna. There is a low angle shot to show Fatboy looking down on her when she falls, however when she tells him to get down he does so they are then on the same level. Then when Fatboy starts saying he likes her as a 'mate not date' there is a high angle shot to show his power over the situation and conversation. Finally even though Fatboy is at a higher angle Donna still has the power over him. I know this because she says 'Come here' and 'Get down' and at the end she tells him to 'Leave'.



I think I have made some good points and used good quotes to back them up but need to use more terminology. 

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