Narrative (Representation)~

Orange is the New Black
 2013
 America
 Jenji Kohan

    In the fairly new American comedy-drama series Orange is the New Black, main character Piper Chapman (played by Taylor Schilling) plays the role of a woman protagonist sentenced to prison for a previous crime she had been a part of with her past girlfriend. Piper being an ordinary, middle class, white female recently engaged would most likely be characterized based off of stereotypes. These pre-conceived views are not entirely shown to be accurate as her story unfolds.
    In the pilot episode there is a scene where an individual tells Piper that some of the other women in the prison may see her as a wealthy white women, this supports and plays into the notions of how her character is likely to be viewed.With that being said the fact that a women like Piper is in such a position in the first place challenges these assumptions. The strength she exhibits shows how tough she actually is, even with her circumstances being so unfortunate. Although her internal fight to remain strong may cause complications, there is definitely more to her character then at first glance.
    One screen shot that would best represent the essence of the protagonist would have to be around 11:44 where Piper is preparing to say goodbye to her fiancé. She is sad to leave but keeping it together and finding some comic relief when joking about the security guard asking her to get rid of her cell phone.