CHARACTER ANALYSIS

THE ELDERLY MAN - DOUG He is an aged man who suffers symptoms of

dementia. He is living alone. When his daughter visits him, in his vision he pictures his dead wife who had died recently. Due to his illness, he has periods of blissful forgetfulness about his wife, but when reality hits him, he gets confused and hurt by this realisation.

He is stuck in a time period which he struggles to let go of. In his home, he has surrounded himself with everything just as it was before his wife died. His behaviour, attitudes and dress sense are all relates back to when his wife was alive. He wears a casual t-shirt with a jumper, jeans and loafers. However, his style is continued with his old age with his white hair, tired and sad face.

When his daughter visits him, two different perceptions of her are shown. One from the camera (the audience’s P.O.V) the other from the old man P.O.V. This will be done to emphasize the difference of how he lives his life and how others deal with someone with dementia in their lives.

THE DAUGHTER - JODIE She plays a role of a stereotypical carer. She is innocent

and cares deeply about her father. She understand the full implications of her fathers illness and learnt to accept the upsetting facts. Therefore she plays along with how her father behaves. She reassures her father when he gets confused and doesn’t want to alarm him by telling him the truth or the real life situation.

She is a modern day woman who visits her father regularly but has to live her own life whilst supporting him. Unbeknownst, to her she never really clicks on that her father doesn’t see her as her daughter but as his dead wife instead. She instead thinks that he is just forgetful.

The audience are impressed with the way she deals with her father’s dementia in a compassionate and patient way. However they also realise that life goes on for the family and understand why she must leave.

The daughter is shown through flashes of herself and her mother.

THE WIFE – ALISON The wife is only seen through the

elderly mans perspective, therefore how he views her is the only indication of what the character is like. She is of similar age to the old man and wear suitable to her age. She wear a dress with a cardigan on top.

The audience do see that she is a kind woman and through the interaction with her husband, that they have been married a long time as they are relaxed in each other’s company.

The mother is shown through herself and her daughter.