'Upstairs, Downstairs'

 Is the representation of the Chauffeur portrayed from a biased point of view? If so why?

Yes we believe that the portrayal of the Chauffeur is biased. This is because the Black shirts are seen as a group of people that britain doesn't want to be associated with. The black shirts are racist and fascist. The makers of the film are also living in the 21st century so know a lot more about fascism in the war with hitler etc. When the black shirts were around they didn't know what their views would lead to.  As the makers of the show now live in a multicultural society they now have different views.


In what ways could you say the upstairs family and the downstairs staff are clinging to tradition in a changing world?

There is obvious segregation between the staff and the family, this shows that they are clinging onto the traditional look on keep certain people separate. At this moment in time, the world was changing and was losing some of its traditions. The upstairs family and the downstairs staff

Why do you think Lady Persephone wants to join the black shirts?

In my opinion Lady Persephone joins the blackshirts with a naive immaturity. Not knowing what really any of the beliefs are she follows others including the chauffeur.  Lady P is seen as very ignorant when joining the Black shirts and I think after the protest she realises this. At first she thinks its very British and traditional to be a Black shirt. Once she notices the opposition against the black shirts, including her foreign staff, she feels differently towards them and maybe realises that she is wrong.

Can you find similarities between Lady Persephone and Jenny from An Education? 

There a few similarities between these two people. They are both ignorant and young. Jenny is blinded by love where as Lady Persephone is blinded by British tradition. Both women are fairly young and are shown to be like this by how they act. They both are very quick to get excited by something . Jenny gets excited by the older rich man and Lady P gets excited by the passion that the british fascists show.