CORE NARRATIVES
smoking, drinking and going out with girls in present vs studying for the future future plans and scenarios more important than present enjoyment
defines self as different vs joins with others who have plans for the future
TROPES DIEGESIS SPATIOTEMPORAL
studying is very important I would be in trouble to be something they drink they smoke
thinking about my future what you want in life so I'm not into girls
intradiegtic biography sets distance between self and other youth
the present in terms of future scenarios future scenario of being someone or something
MAIN NARRATIVE THEMES
moving beyond present situation to future scenarios of being something avoiding alcohol, smoking, girls as impediments to future plans
N.8. Mandla (A)
01 here's my brother my cousin orientation 02 and the rest are friends >okay (.) my cousin's friend<
03 it sho.ws I'm exposed to this almost every day
04 I see the same almost every day [important?] abstract 05 no it's not important
06 I could develop without it
07 but maybe to know what could happen action 08 and to watch them do it
09 and maybe see them get drunk 10 and see how stupid they act
11 maybe it could help me not to do these kinds of things 12 no (.) it's fun (.) they just say stupid things
13 ((laughs)) so I sit with them all the time [drinking important for young men?]
14 no but then at this sta:ge (.) drinking is cool
15 but (.) to get respected or acknowledged you have to drink 16 no because everybody does it
17 all the cool people do it so:
18 you just feel to be cool you have to drink 19 in the long run (.) it's better not to drink
20 at this stage (.) drinking is good for people resolution 21 like at this age they like drinking coda
[important for you to be in a photo like this?]
22 it's not important evaluation 23 it depends who you showing it to
01 if you go and show it to people from your community
02 no friends your age (.) it's like important to be in this type of photo
CORE NARRATIVES
drinking as a means for peer aknowledgement and respect as a cool young man drinking leads to stupid actions and is not good in the long run
TROPES DIEGESIS SPATIOTEMPORAL
almost every day exposed to
see them get drunk everybody does it cool to drink at this stage it depends who
intradiegtic perspective biographical experience extradiegetic scenario I they you
home environs in township
community
young working men acceptability to peers but not for older generation
MAIN NARRATIVE THEMES
tension between drinking as needed for acknowledgement and respect as a cool young man and the stupidity or dangers of long term use
drinking as a right or natural activity for young men at a certain stage
N.9. Kevin (A)
01 Saturday night orientation 03 I normally see a whole lot of (.) [School A] boys abstract
04 that I see every day
05 most of them go out on Saturday night (.) action 06 so I go with my same group of friends (.)
[how do they behave?]
07 At the close of school the guys just like to show off and stuff 08 I mean, I've got a friend (.) he's not in this photo
09 but he also (.) he's quite a big guy
10 he likes throwing his weight around and stuff 11 so there are lots of guys who go out to fight 12 just to show how big they are
13 but I mean it's more guys trying to show off 14 or not even (.) I mean if you have a girlfriend 15 his identity's just himself
16 but other guys show off (.) dancing
17 I mean it's wearing clothes (.) smoking resolution 18 to show off themselves
19 alcohol (.) drinking I mean guys that drink a lot [what are they thinking?]
20 I think they are trying promote their self-image evaluation 21 I think (.) that's what they're trying to do (.)
22 it's not really the macho thing
23 because they just show they can fight coda 24 they can drink
CORE NARRATIVES
displays of drinking, dancing, clothes, smoking to show size counts displays to impress girls vs show vs to prove self with male peers those with (trophy) girlfriends relieved of pressure to perform
TROPES DIEGESIS SPATIOTEMPORAL
to show off themselves see lots of guys
show how big they are a big guy
throw weight around go out to fight show they can fight show they can drink
intradiegetic commentary self in relation to group shift to extradeigetic observation
distancing
Saturday nights night clubs boys from school guys in the club transformation
MAIN NARRATIVE THEMES
pressure to prove masculinity vs changed expectations with (trophy) girlfriend drinkings as occupying space and displaying weight and size
N.10. Aaron (A)
01 a lot of these guys actually came to this concert abstract 02 ( ) and brought their girlfriends along
03 and see (.) for the girlfriends
04 they're just the accessory to watch the concert
05 and that's how it's all stated (.) orientation 06 in an Indian community (.)
07 if you more sharp with the fashion sense action 08 then you're cool (.) then you're ma:sculine
09 then you're talked about (.) 10 you have to be rich
11 you have to be fashionable 12 you have to drive a nice car 13 you have to have an earring (.)
14 you have to look like a Hip Hop style or something and R'n B style 15 you have to look stylish (.) you see and that's
16 ( ) well that's what the young Indian community stylises 17 that's the style
18 you have to be it (.) so you're not it (.) so (.) [any variation on the style?]
19 people at the top (.) they're stylish 20 they've been influenced
21 >they've been influenced by all the people before them<
22 and it like sweeps down into the people (.)
23 I mean to change something like this resolution 24 you need like a major fashion revolution
25 or something that becomes more important than fashion (.)
26 something that speaks to them more (.) evaluation 27 like smo:king and dri:nking
28 and going out is in (.)
29 it gets you ]n (.) coda
CORE NARRATIVES
accepted masculinity is sharp style and visible consumption
accepted masculinity implicitly measured by success with girlfriends accepted alternative is to be a rebel (word used elsewhere in transcript) accepted rebellion a combination of drinking, smoking 'gangsterish' style (elsewhere in the transcript)
TROPES DIEGESIS SPATIOTEMPORAL
guys girlfriends accessories
sharp fashion sense you have to
drive a nice car style stylish stylise influenced
speaks to them more smoking drinking gets you in
intradiegetic commentary layered heterodiegesis distanced insider explanation directed at outsider and self ironic distance and
identification with them (Indian young men) you they
music concert Indian community neighbourhood status quo alternative alternative scenarios in futurity
MAIN NARRATIVE THEMES
contending acceptabilities for being a man are visible consumption through fashion, cars but also 'stylising' (having a unique image) or having a gangsterish rebel style that includes drinking and smoking
N.11. Thulani(A)
[photo of a car?]
01 ever since I was young orientation 02 I've just had a passion for them abstract
03 the sheer po:wer something about them action 04 it makes me feel like a >young free South African<
05 I'm not sure >what it is< (.) [owning a car important in the future?]
06 yes er cause it kind of gives you a sense of independence 07 yes (.) that's like the main part of it [kind of car?]
08 it depends what I'm looking for
09 there's quite an amount of variety out there
10 or what my parents are willing to spend [will they buy you a car?]
11 I'm not sure that's (.) I'm not sure (.) I'm hoping
12 well there's a car (in the magazine that's appealing) [male thing to own a car]
13 well traditionally it is
14 just the way it's been over time resolution