In preparation for the upcoming exam, we looked and analysed a clip from the BBC Drama Waterloo Road. In the clip, it showcases a variety of age ranges, spanning from teenagers to middle aged. We paid particular attention to the maths teacher who first appears in the clip at 3:58 and remains for the duration and from it were able to deduce a lot about the middle aged maths teacher's personality.
For example, from the clip it is evident that he is having a mid life crisis as he is desperate to look younger than his years and to regain his youth by wearing younger clothes. He wears his jeans slouched with trainers and a graffiti-ed t-shirt. He was coerced into the attire by the young adult girl on the stairs who claims to know a lot about fashion which shows that he is easily manipulated and is perhaps quite weak. He is also clueless about what is currently popular as he says, "Are they meant to be like this?" He is unaware and oblivious to how the younger generation are dressing. In addition, he is also very sensitive to criticism as when two teenage girls mock him, he becomes defensive and offended, despite the girl on the stairs reassurance. He is very concerned with what other people think of him and is desperate to seek approval.
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