RePrEsEnTaTiOn

In Prison Break many different characters and personnel are being represented in many different ways which both challenge social and historical perspectives towards these individuals

There are 7 main inmates that are followed and these are all represented differently. You have Michael who represents middle-class America. He is highly-intelligent structural engineer who deliberately gets himself in prison to help free his brother. He is represented as one man who will go to desperate lengths and defies the laws of reason.

You also have other inmates such as C-Note and Sucre. C-note is a black male whilst Sucre is a Hispanic male. Both these characters conform to stereotypes of the ethnicity as they were both imprisoned for robbery and possession of stolen goods. However, as the series unravels the audience becomes aware of their circumstances and how they were only trying to provide for their families and that both were wrongly set up.

Additionally, the audience is presented with a corrupt American govt. As the series concludes the conspiracy all comes clear. A group referred to as the ‘Company’ secretly murder the president allowing the corrupt Vice-President into power as well all her associates. This presents a real day look at American Politics as the US govt. today is continually brandished as ‘corrupt’ and potentially involved in a conspiracy surrounding 9/11.