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Seventeen Going Under, Sam Fender (2021)

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Overview

A song about class, family and male mental health, its social-realist visual style, the masculinity it represents, and the political context behind it.

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Where is Sam Fender from, and why does that matter to the song?

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What is the subject of Seventeen Going Under?

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Which family experience does the song draw on?

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  1. 1

    Where is Sam Fender from, and why does that matter to the song?

    Model answer

    Sam Fender is from North Shields in North East England. The song draws directly on that town and on growing up there.

  2. 2

    What is the subject of Seventeen Going Under?

    Model answer

    Seventeen Going Under recounts Fender's adolescence, including anger, poverty and family strain. The song is openly autobiographical.

  3. 3

    Which family experience does the song draw on?

    Model answer

    The song draws on the struggle of Fender's mother with the benefits system. Financial hardship and official assessment shape the account.

  4. 4

    How is the young Fender represented in the video?

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    A teenage actor plays the younger Fender in the video's narrative strand. Performance footage of the adult Fender is cut against those scenes.

  5. 5

    Describe the video's setting and what it signifies.

    Model answer

    The video is set in a North East coastal town of terraced streets and open seafront. The setting signifies a post-industrial community shaped by decline.

  6. 6

    Which British film tradition does the video draw on?

    Model answer

    The video draws on British social realism, often called kitchen-sink realism. Natural light, ordinary locations and unglamorous casting all belong to that tradition.

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