This document discusses how the media product represents different social groups. It represents the upper/middle classes through the protagonist's speech and intelligence. It aims to appeal to all classes by keeping the protagonist's wardrobe simple. While the protagonist is white, the product does not focus on any particular race and challenges stereotypes by having white European villains rather than stereotypical villains. It reinforces the stereotype that young people are stronger by having the 20-year-old protagonist outsmart and defeat older villains. The product confirms stereotypes that men are stronger by not including any female criminals or henchmen, giving it a masculine feel. It portrays the protagonist and heterosexuality in a traditional way.

1. How does your media product
represent particular social groups?
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2. Alex rider and zack
• Alex Rider is a young spy which relates to
the character of Zack as he becomes
a spy at a young age and lost his
parents when he was even younger.
The character relates to Zack in other
ways through his character as he has
a slight arrogance and believes that
he has a skill above other spies. Alex
is similar to Zack as they are both very
talented as young spies especially in
the field of combat.
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3. cLASS
My target audience of my product would be that of
every class as my product appeals to aspects of all
types of lifestyles. I have represented the upper/upper
middle class within my product through my protagonist
by his way of speech and intelligence. Similarly I have
orchestrated my protagonist clothing to be applicable
to both working class and middle class by means of
keeping wardrobe simple and not alienating any
groups out due to superiority of clothing or brands.

4. Race
Although my protagonist is white. The aim of my
product is not to appeal to a particular race nor to
follow in any previous stereotypes.
The narrative of the story consists of various villains
however unlike most spy films the villains are not all
Black, Russian, Arab or South American I have
challenged these stereotypes and as a result most
of the villains are white Europeans breaking social
media injustice of racial stereotypes which are very
common in man espionage films such as the James
Bond Franchise and Storm breaker.

5. Age
The protagonist is a 20.In my product the stereotype that
young people are stronger and more intelligent is fully
supportive by the narrative where the main character
battles and defeats various older villains by means of
physical combat and mental enigmas. Which is shown as
the protagonist outsmarts his way into his the villains
factory defeats his goon and has him cornered with a gun.
This is all a representation of my product breaking the
stereotype that old people are much smarter and
reinforcing the stereotype that young people are stronger.
The character of James Bond is one of the oldest spy
characters in film, the character of Zack relates to him as
they both have an arrogance and disobey the rules
appointed to them. They have many similarities as they
are both characters part of the secret service and both
skilled in the field of combat. Zack is different to Bond as
Zack is a much more casual looking character and wears
casual clothes instead of expensive suits.

6. GENDER
My production confirms the stereotype that man are
stronger than women, this is shown through the fact
there are no female criminal masterminds throughout the
narrative or female goons for example during the
warehouse scene in my product. This is very similar to
many other spy films such as Alex rider. This gives my
product a very masculine feel which reinforces the type
of audience which are predominantly male. I confirm the
common representation that men are powerful. In my
opening sequence I portray the male protagonist to have
power as he battles with a evil goon to find his way to the
antagonist.

7. Sexuality
The sexuality I portrayed in my
production is heterosexual as this is
traditional and may be similar to that of
my target audience. This can be seen
through the masculine role as the young
spy which my protagonist has This also
reinforces the stereotype that men are
seen as masculine