Problem

Watch the film "This Is England"

Which tells the story of a young man in 1980s England drawn into a working-class skinhead youth culture. The film revolves around themes of belonging, identity, nationalism, racism, and friendship. There is no prompt for this film - I invite you to write about any aspect of the film which you find particularly compelling.

My only guideline is that you connect the film to the themes of the class in some way and that your response be analytical - don't just summarize, explore the meaning of the film, tell me what it says, tell me how it can help the viewer understanding something about history.

And here is the prompt:

Instructions: Write a ~250-300 words response to the following question.

Make specific references to at least 2-3 events/scenes in the film to support your argument.