In the opening part of this sequence, we are introduced with quick shots of two working class english women that are in dire need to go to the hospital. These quick shots of where the women live gives more information to the audience about their class and status. The fast paced editing also shows the audience just chaotic everything is. The calm but intense non-diegetic music in the start shows the audience that these two working class women are in a crisis. The use of diegetic sounds in this first part of the sequence such as hearing people smash car windows shows the audience that there is no order on these streets and that people are willing to do anything to get to the hospital. We also hear the woman and others in public coughing. With this information we can infer that there is something bad that is making them cough, like smoke for example. We can also tell these two women are working class just by the way they are dressed. They are not dressed like they are from the middle or upper class, and they seemed to throw on whatever was in front of them before heading out to the hospital. Upperclassmen tend to take more pride in how they look, and would have cars that could take them to the hospital. Throughout this whole part of the sequence we see only working class pupils rushing to the hospital. This symbolizes the harsh reality that working class folks have to go through while the upper classes can sit back and relax. Through the combination of these techniques, the director presents us with an adherent idea of the horrible realities of being a working class person during these tough times.
The next part of the sequence opens up with an establishing shot of men sitting at a table. This establishing shot of the men sitting around a table dressed up shows us that these men are at the top of the political totem pole. We are then introduced to Winston Churchill, who makes his grand entrance through two doors. This shot of him symbolizes his great wealth and power. We then get different clips of the men at the table, with each angle showing where each of them are on their smaller more wealthier totem pole. Also, when Churchill entered the room the music died down. This shows that he does not have to worry and fight for his life in the chaos. We can also hear fire in the background which symbolizes how comfortable these men are as the working class citizens are out on the streets. trying not to succumb to the deadly poison. Soon after, Churchill is bombarded with questions about what he is going to do about the poison sulfur dioxide problem. He repeatedly shuts down any ideas and says it is an act of god and that there are more important things to worry about. This just shows how ignorant he is and how poor of a leader he is. Through the use of media methods of working the director shows us the little impact this poison has on the people in power.
Later on in the sequence, we get an establishing shot of a big house. We can also see someone mowing a lawn, and this symbolizes how the upper class can roam around and not pay any attention to what is going on to the working class on the streets. The editing shows us that the people inside the house are having a grand time and probably have no idea what is going on. This shows their ignorance to outside issues that don't impact them. The director uses subtle hints to show the audience that the upper classes do not care about the working class and this further exemplifies the class divisions in England during the 1900s.
In the final part of the sequence, we see one of the woman in the man part in the beginning part of the sequence in the hospital. (didnt finish was gonna write about her in the hospital)
