Unlike the majority of soaps aired on television in Britain the beginning of Home And Away shows what has happened on previous episodes to keep audiences updated and also introducing new viewers.
Audience:
I'm not a regular viewer of Home and Away, but the first viewing gave me the impression it was aimed at teenagers, the first scene was a drunken teenage party. However the more i watched into it, i felt it opened to a more mature audience also, with worrying parents and family problems etc.
Its based around a small community, with locals meeting points being a school and a cafe. There are the common problems that arise in groups of friends, like gossip and rumours.
Representation:
Older characters are at home, worrying about the younger characters out partying.
The younger characters who are at a party drinking alcohol, dancing and acting disorderly, stereotypes as a typical teenager.
Man is in the kitchen washing the plates, the woman sits down, goes against traditional sexist stereotype of women.
Narrative, storylines:
The storylines are realistic, troubled teenagers turning to alcohol, accidents and family feuds. There was interlocking storylines and also big storylines that viewers of a similar age can relate to taking advice, like underage sex. relationships. hospital check ups etc.
Evaluation
This soap like many other soaps contains cliff hangers, over dramatization, love relationships, family breakdowns etc...
The difference between this soap and a UK soap is the flash back reminders of whats happened in previous episodes, UK soaps such as Eastenders and Hollyoaks tend to steer clear of these.
Written by Elana Christodoulou
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