Reprasentation of Tony

Representation Of Tony

Tony is represented as a stereotypical generic male teenager as the audience would see him however there are actions to indicate otherwise. For example, his rebelliousness side towards his father emphasises the stereotypical view that teenage boys are troublesome and rather ignorant in regards to those both is their household and those around them. Although, there are numerous factors shown in the first episode of skins that suggests his rebellion may be an emotional veil to cover up a rather intelligent teenager. That may however emphasise the common belief that teenagers are emotional. We gain a first interpretation of Tony when he is laying in the middle of his bed without even a sign of movement, as if he is trapped. This may be due to current affairs, mental stress or even just a sign he is trapped behind the emotional veil he later reveals to the audience. A secondary factor to show his strange actions that may disregard the common stereotype is that he is reading a book called 'Nausea' by Jean-Paul Sartre which like teenagers has a stereotype of its own. Being known as a university grade novel, this may reflect to the audience that Tony truly is an intelligent character. Tony's room is a huge factor that indicates he may not be an average teenager, with retro film posters and clothes almost religiously tidy, Tony breaks the stereotype of having mainstream loves and being an average 'slob'. There is however a stereotype that Tony portrays almost strangely well and that is the belief that teenagers (specifically male) focus primarily on one thing...sex. Tony's lust toward the woman across the road which causes both his perception to see his sister and his time to just freeze. There may be queries on what Tony is, but what we can tell from the first episode is that he is most definitely the leader of his social group. This is due to the fact that we see him discussing an event with every member and they listen with obedience, especially when changing between friends. Showing that tony is a little animalistic as he is both resourceful which we tell from the scene with the music player but also dominant.
Tony is most definitely not an average teenager, however there are aspects of his behaviour that may make someone think otherwise.