Stranger Things- Character Representation

Questions:

1. Minor or major character
2. do they conform to any stereotypes
3. what are their characteristics
4. what is their contribution to the narrative

 

Joyce Byers:

1. major
2. he conforms to the stereotype of a mother as she works long hours to provide for her two sons, also when Will go missing she does everything and anything she can to try to find him.
3. adult, mother, white, single parent
4. her contribution to the narrative is being the worried mother who is doing all in her power to find Will and make sure he is safe, just in the first episode you can tell how worried she is even though Will hasn't been missing for that long

Will Byers

1. major
2. just looking at the first episode its hard to get a good look into Will's character as he gets taken about 10 minutes in, but from looking at the bits he's in and hearing his personality from his mum and brother he does seem like a stereotypical teenager as he is seen playing board games with his mates and listening to popular music with his brother, as well as riding his bike around.
3. youth, innocence, white, boy
4. his contribution is that he's gone missing, this gives the group of boys a motive and a storyline to follow, it also sets the scene for the series as it shows what the other characters will be fighting against   

Jim Hopper (cop)

1.  major
2. at the start when we first see him he doesn't conform to any stereotypes as it seems like he's a drunk as he's surrounded by beer cans, also due to the death of his daughter he goes above and beyond what a cop should do.
3. cop, law, adulthood, white
4. his contribution to the narrative is as he's a policeman he's looking for Will but it also shows the comparison as both the police and Will's friends are looking for him so it shows what they do differently

Mike Wheeler

1. major
2. from the first episode he conforms to the stereotypes of a young teenage boy as he is first seen playing a board game (Dungeons and Dragons) with his friends in his basement
3. youth, white, boy
4. out of the group of boys we follow Mike around the most, he also seems to be the leader of the group of friends

 

Dustin Henderson

1. major 

Lucas Sinclair

1. major

Eleven

1. major
2. in the first episode we don't really see much of her or get to know her character, but from the short bits we do see her she doesn't conform to any stereotypes, however she is only wearing a hospital dress which leaves us wondering what happened to her especially as the scientists kill the owner of the diner to get her
3. youth, mysterious,

Jonathan Byers

 

Nancy Wheeler

 

Steven Harrington

 

Barbara Holland

1. minor

Benny Hammond

 

Mr Clarke

 

Connie Frazer (social worker)

1. minor
2. no cause social workers don't shoot people
3. adult, woman, murderer
4. she shoots the owner of the diner to get to eleven, this shows the audience how badly the scientists want to get to eleven

The Scientists

 

Ted Wheeler

 

Karen Wheeler