lesson and homework for Ms Berry.

Themes and issues for London to Brighton (social realism):
Economical poverty, Crime (underground), Sex, Drugs, Violence’s, Prostitution, Child trafficking, Run away child, Abusive parents/background, (British) Real Life Stories, Depression, Everyday hero, hard luck, Finding your true self, To (in the new equilibrium) be content about yourself, Homeless. This is mostly represented as a negative view to life in Britain mostly where economical areas hit the hardest.
They would have to:
Live with crime, Shocked, Scared, In fear, Leading the underground crime, traumatized, astonishment, dangerous, powerful, Dominate/submissive, police corruption, Fraud, Stealing, Drug dealing, know of family members that can bring harm to them or the family.

Does Todorov’s theory work with London to Brighton:
In my opinion I believe that it doesn’t fit into the Todorov’s theory this is because of the non linear also the fact that the narrative doesn’t show there past life such as Kelly’s teenage live. We start with the equilibrium with the city name London and the time in white letters on a black background this is the most normality showed as it then suddenly cuts to a young woman and girl bursting into a communal. They are in hysterical fits creating enigma code to way they are hiding in a dirtied graffiti toilet the first question is who they are running away from to be hiding in a grimy toilet. This is to be a bleak opening mostly known in social realism however to new spectators, this can either make them feel uncomfortable or interested on the way the directors portrayed the opening scene. Yet the non- linear narrative of flash backs keeps the spectators in a waiting game to the end of the film.
The ending once again subverts to Todorov’s theory as a British social realism film compared to the Hollywood endings, everyone getting what they wished for and the antagonist being either killed or close. These (or most) British films only ending with most things going back to normal or the new equilibrium in this case Joanne was reunited with her grandmother, Stuart getting his revenge on Derek for his father death and Kelly having to go back to being a hooker, since that is all she knows.