Stranger Things Homework- Social groups

How are different social groups represented in the sequence you have analysed? What role does the use of media language, signs and significance have in constructing and presenting these representations as real? 

In stranger things season one, episode one, there are many stereotypical social groups that appear throughout. The Duffer Brother s of who produced and directed stranger things wanted to revolve to series with a 1980's theme therefore the setting, costume, props etc. have intertextuality to some of the most well know TV dramas out there. In addition, the social groups representing have stereotyped objects such as wired telephone, bikes, old cars, old American looking houses etc. Due to stranger things multi strand, fragmented narrative we are introduced and become connected to certain characters in the series, this is due to us as an audience, being exposed to only positive or negative actions from the characters we are controlled to like and hate certain characters as a result. 

The first social group that is represented is the four/ five middle school boys, the present a strong friendship, humour, trust, honesty and a lot of competitiveness. Mike is introduced as the leader of the group of who arranged the dungeon and dragons board game for them all, also in the school the boys sit either side of him and he control conversation as well as having the most screen time out of them all in the first episode. The boys seem to listen and look up to his knowledge and intelligence for someone of his age. The boys are seen as a team as they have a lot of screen time together of which show their support and determination when finding their missing friend will. 

Another representation of high schools friendships and relationships is when we are introduced to Nancy and steve.