1. Representation in TV drama by Sian Lynes
TV drama/soap:
Pretty Little Liars
Genre of TV drama/soap:
Mystery-thriller teen drama
Actress:
Ashley Benson
Name:
Hanna Marin
Age:
16
Ethnicity:
Not known
Regional Identity:
Rosewood (fictional town), based in Pennsylvania
Costume usually includes:
She normally wears short skirts and feminine tops. Given a typical teenage ‘it girl’ look with
glamorous and fashionable taste.
Sum up lifestyle in 5 words:
Popular, glamorous, social, caring, cautious
Friends include:
Aria Montgomery, Emily Fields, Spencer Hastings
Interests:
Shopping, Socialising,
Motivation in most situations:
Decision maker/Leader of friendship group
Love Life:
She has feelings for ex-boyfriend Sean but develops love interest with Caleb in later
episodes.
Problems in life:
Unknown person who names themselves “A” texts her and her friends texts of secrets they
are keeping, and messes with their lives.
Key moment in drama series:
She is hit by a car as she discovers who “A” is.
Prediction for future narratives:
Perhaps another confrontation with “A” and her love life with Caleb goes down hill.

2. Representation in TV drama by Sian Lynes
How is the audience supposed to react to them? Explain view:
The character of Hanna Marin is that she comes across to the audience as a typical teenage
girl who is interested in boys, shopping and her friends. But view gradually changes when
the audience gets an insight into the drama that goes on between “A” and her friends. This
representation of a typical teenage girl is also conflicted when the audience gets an insight
into Hanna’s past and realises that she used to be fat and not the ‘it girl’ that she portrays
now. This reflects the message to society that teenage girls, showed in Hanna’s character,
find it difficult to fit in if they are not perfect looking. And this need to fit into society’s
mould of being perfect can lead to the person not being happy at all.