Concentrating on Mise En Scene, how does the text construct representations of ethnicity?

Throughout the text there are many representations of ethnicity. The text shows two types of ethnicity; White and Latino, through a variety of ways.

The White ethnicity is shown through scenes such as when the family is sitting around the table. Their home is tidy and homely, therefore suggests that they have more money. It also suggests that they are very family orientated and perhaps judgemental of other families who are not the same as them.

            The Latino ethnicity shows more criminal traits, as they have props such as cigarettes, drugs and knifes. This gives them the reputation of a ‘hard guy’ and as they have resulted to selling drugs, perhaps more poor than the white ethnicity. They also wear religious necklaces around their necks, suggesting they are religious and want something to believe in, therefore not bright. They are more interested in keeping their ‘hard’ reputation strong, rather than being family orientated and homely, like the white ethnicity.