Wednesday 20 March 2019

To begin with, with this cover we see that a full body shot is used off Paddington where he is carrying a bag and waving out. This is firstly almost showing him arriving somewhere because of this, but due to him being a British icon it is accepted. We also see this use of the phrase ‘British icon’ by the title of the cover, though it is coupled with ‘immigrant’ above it. This is juxtaposing the two ideas, though also suggesting that this British icon could also be an immigrant - despite how loved he is. This is done because of the big issues left wing ideologies meaning they stand up for those worse off. Looking at Paddington himself also, we see his expression is friendly with a smile and a wave. This could be representing how immigrants are when they turn up to the country, as opposed to the violence and anger the media portrays them as bringing. Also, looking at Paddington he is enforcing the idea of Britain by wearing blue and red coloured clothes.

Looking at Paddington, we see he is positioned in a snowy night in London, wearing nothing on his feet. This could have been done to almost bring sympathy amongst pandington by the readers, and then due to this make the link of Paddington being people or immigrants on the streets.

Looking at the title of the cover itself it says ‘one of us’. As it is covering Paddington, it could be suggesting that the immigrants are still one of us just as much as Paddington is, when welcomed into society. Furthermore; the pronoun ‘us’ is inclusive and so suggests that immigration is apart of our society, and that we should simply accept it.

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To begin with, with this cover we see that a full body shot is used off Paddington where he is carrying a bag and waving out. This is firstl...