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Deutschland 83 Character Narrative

Deutschland 83 Poster

-       Direct mode of address, mid close up of the boy, main character? He’s split in half, one side make up light, other side dark and miserable. 

-       East- western. Binary opposite, 2 different sides of Germany.

-       Divide in colours and pictures, both sides seem happy, 

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     East- Barbed wire, shows danger, threat, restriction, like a prison, iron fists, black, white, grey, red, represents violence, linear construction, basic flats, squared, founder of communism Lenner Karl marks, 

-       Western- Space invader, 80’s, imported fruit, freedom of love, 

-       Character is in front of the text 

-       Grass- soft, smooth structure, concrete- rigid structure

-       Both have the wall, same character, 

-       Sophisticated audience, font and colour, yellow, happy both sides. 

-       Immature, wealthy audience. 

Deutschland 83 Trailer

 

What are the various readings and interpretations of the advert?

-       2 tribes by Frankie goes to Hollywood

    Quick editing, fast cuts, lots of action

-      Codes we get- why has he got 2 sides to him?, guns

-      Powerful women for the 80’s

-      Soldier and spy

East Germany in the early 80's

• When the 80s rolled around it was pretty clear to everyone that the socialist system was not great, compared to the capitalism of West Germany.
• You must picture that in East-Berlin people had access to better and more modern houses and food. Lots of huge housing areas had been built and if you wanna may it like that Berlin was the most “intercultural” place in East Germany.
  
  
  
• The East was heavily run by the government which meant that people had a lack of freedom in how they lived their life. Everything was controlled, their social life, their work, what they said and what they did. People wanted to escape the East in order to have more freedom and the ability to express their views without being scared of being imprisoned or punished. 
• Instead of being taught English as it is a world language that is usually taught in schools across the world, students were taught Russian. Something like show and tell which gave them the opportunity to talk to each other about their lives. 
• Many classes included socialism views which taught children basic etiquette and how to work together. For example, pioneer classes where each child would bring in something like show and tell which gave them the opportunity to talk to each other about their lives. 
  
  
  
• As a result of this the Capital, Berlin was also divided into east and West.
• For the first 7 years after the split, people were allowed to travel between the borders which let many people in the east move to the west.
• There was a space between the wall called the death strip were people would be shot dead if entered.
• There were several checkpoints that people could cross between, mostly Uk and Us people. One was called Checkpoint Charlie used primarily by Americans.
• Poverty was also a big thing as people could only afford the bare essentials. Brands did not exist and the state created its own industry for nearly everything.
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• The West contained modern ideas with the allied countries of the Us and Uk. This meant they had popular culture such as western music, fashion and ideals. 
• It stood for 26 years but in the 1980s many started to criticize the wall. In a speech from Ronald Reagan, the American President, he stated 'Tear down this wall!'

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