In 19th-Century England, the invention of photography gave people the ability to record a visual realism. The invention of several photographic processes in this time period were used to capture the world. The world, as the perfect world.
In the dark corners there was racism, crime, social disturbance, and real deprivation. Members of that society fed on the violence and some worked it to their own advantage by sensationalizing it while desperate women were murdered. Civic leaders falsely accused people based on race, creed, and sexual orientation. Law enforcement was distorted by the press and the conviction of higher officials.
The characters are real suspects, the viewers’ perception of who they really are is subjective. The repetition of images with certain details will form obsessions over stereotypes. The clues are there but are they enough? The 19th-century system has not developed a method that attempts to solve the issues. Neither has the 21st century.
“Dear john” is an investigation of the social discrepancies that allowed such events to continue and escalate.
In the dark corners there was racism, crime, social disturbance, and real deprivation. Members of that society fed on the violence and some worked it to their own advantage by sensationalizing it while desperate women were murdered. Civic leaders falsely accused people based on race, creed, and sexual orientation. Law enforcement was distorted by the press and the conviction of higher officials.
The characters are real suspects, the viewers’ perception of who they really are is subjective. The repetition of images with certain details will form obsessions over stereotypes. The clues are there but are they enough? The 19th-century system has not developed a method that attempts to solve the issues. Neither has the 21st century.
“Dear john” is an investigation of the social discrepancies that allowed such events to continue and escalate.