Representation Of London Flashcards
(41 cards)
Give an example of a website that advertises London
visitlondon.com
How does visitlondon.com present London?
Beautiful and clean
Only sunny photos
Shows famous landmarks
Shows places to visit
Why does visitlondon.com present London in such a positive light?
It’s main purpose is to encourage people to visit London and people wouldn’t visit if they saw the deprived and run down post industrial derelict land side of London
How do the Sherlock Holmes novels present London?
Foggy with seedy back-alleys and with opium dens that were common in Victorian London
Why is London different to its depiction in Sherlock Holmes novels now?
After The British Clean Air Act (1956) air pollution became less of a problem
Which side of London is featured in the Sherlock Holmes novels and how is it presented?
The crime ridden east end
How do the Sherlock Holmes novels present London in a slightly positive light?
It romanticises the area despite the very negative setting
Which book gives a more modern view of London?
Bridget Jones’ Diary
Do the Bridget Jones books present London in a positive or negative light?
In a positive light
What makes the Bridget Jones books unrealistic?
Bridget is a single person in her early thirties who can afford to live in a spacious and very nice apartment in central London despite her average job
Where is one of the most expensive property areas in the country?
Central London
How does Oliver Twist present London?
It shows a dirty, rough London with horrible living conditions in the slums where disease is plentiful
Gangs in London’s poorest areas that use children to pickpocket for them
Violence towards women and children
How does Mary Poppins present London?
Set in one of the nicest neighbourhoods at the time
Sweet nanny with magical powers
How does The Long Good Friday portray London?
Gangsters in a crime filled area of London
How does East Enders portray London?
Rough area
How does Made in Chelsea portray London?
In a positive but skewed way through the eyes of the rich
How does The Bill portray London?
It is a crime drama so portrays London in a negative light
What does BBC London News have as a backdrop?
Pretty skyline of London with all the major landmarks
Give some lyrics from London Calling by The Clash (3)
“London is drowning”
“A nuclear era”
“London calling to the zombies of death”
How does London Calling by The Clash portray London?
Connotations of death and devastation
Idea of dystopia
Give 3 lyrics from Streets of London by Ralph McTell
“Closed down markets”
“Dirt in her hair and clothes in rags”
“The winter city, the rain cries a little pity”
How does the Streets of London by Ralph McTell portray London
Deprived
Poverty
Miserable weather
Give a lyric from Chim Chim Cher-Ee (Mary Poppins)
“On the rooftops of London, oh what a site”
How does The Mary Poppins song present London?
A beautiful and magical place full of discovery
