Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Initial ideas for BSR

Idea 1

Unfinished business


Protagonist
Gender - Male
Name - Haider
Age - 17
Representation of Haider = A Determined young boy who tries to change his rough way of lifestyle. Living in the Rural part of England, especially with a bad reputation due to his past it is hard for him to escape from gangs and violence.

Journey/Narrative -  A damaged boy who is wounded from his dark past and tries to change his way of lifestyle. His family abandoned him, meaning he had no choice left but to move into a trashy youth hostel. He see's a better vision of life and decides to mature up and change into an adult. This all went wrong when two of the boys from his past life, he tried avoiding move into the hostel with him. They have unfinished business with him and want payback for what he has done. The two boys trick Haider into being friends with them, peer pressure him into drugs and alcohol which result in wrecking his life completely. After all this damage they have caused, The two boys leave haider hanging in a dreadful state.

Setting/Location - London/ Ilford - gritty parts.

Themes - Drug experimentation, violence, Aspiration and escape, Petty crime, Neglect and Poverty.

Idea 2

Fake Identity


Protagonist
Gender - Female
Name - Ayesha
Age - 18
Secretive young girl living in two extremely different lifes.

Journey/Narrative -  Living through a struggle Ayesha has two very seperate lifes. She's had a fairly positive way of lifestle, being braught up in an excessively religious family. This all changes for her as she faces an awful, gritty way of life on the streets. As her family are unable to pay off debts they unexpectedly struggle from serious poverty. She has no choice but to turns to drug dealing and prostitution to make a living for herself and the rest of her family. Ayesha's family do not know she does this for a living as she puts on an act to be an intelligent, religious, wise young girl.

Setting/Location - London / Ilford - Ilford lane -gritty council estate area.

Themes - Religion, Poverty, Drugs , Sex, Sexuality, isolation and exclusion.
                 
Idea 3

Isolated




Protagonist
Gender - Female
Name - Laura
Age - 10
A Little girl living in a disruptive, unstable household. This has a very bad effect on her childhood.

Journey/Narrative - Laura's parents have an extremely abusive relationship which she has to witness on a day to day life. She feels depressed, lonely and neglected as she gets no care or attention from her parents. Laura struggles through a tough childhood which almost led her onto committing suicide. 

Setting/Location - London/ Barking, council estate.

Themes - Childhood, violence, corruption of youth, Domestic abuse, Neglect, isolation and exclusion.

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