Homeland: Carrie

1. How is the audience positioned in relation to the character?
2. What is the character's status in relation to others?
3. How stereo-typical is she?
4. Is her character typical of the genre?
5. Do they influence the audiences expectations of the narrative?

1. The audience is positioned in her point of view by following her every move in the narrative. The character is leading a double life and the audience watches her every move. The character has been represented as trust-worthy by the human characteristics she presents. The audience see's both her business and human side to suggest so threat to any other characters other than the one's that have been portrayed as bad.

2. Carries status in relation to others is extremely diverse in 'Homeland.' She is connoted to being at the bottom of the hierarchy in her CIA job compared with the others. This can be seen with one of the first seen's where she arrives late to a meeting and the boss picks on her. The positioning of her whilst she is seating is also siginificant as she is placed at the back of the room. This is connote's that maybe she is less important than other agents.

3. Cassies' stereo-type is the complete opposite of how she is portrayed. Her blonde-hair and blue eyes would normally suggest a very weak and small minded character aka the 'blonde bimbo.' However in Homeland she is strong willed, smart and holds powerful information. The smartness can be seen from her job title working in the cia. The powerful information she holds is shown in her; 'alternate life' where she finds out dark information on the returning nation hero. 

4. Her character is both typical and not of the genre. Cassie goes against the stereo-type of the 'blonde bimbo' as stated in question 3 in the action side of it. This is shown with her extremely argumentative personality as well as her pushing boundaries such as her refusal to co-operate with her boss and finally her constant causing of conflict. However also fits the criteria in the drama with her steering away from danger in whilst in America. As the genre of Homeland is action-drama, her character is very diverse. 

5. The character herself, shows the plot/dilema in Homeland unravel for the audience to see. Without her the narrative would seem unclear to them. The point of view scenes following her throughout shows the problems that occur in the show.