Idea 1
Protagonist
My protagonist is female, 14 years of age and is called Lucy. Her ethnicity is white, she has ginger hair, blue eyes and is quite small. She is a quiet girl, who doesn't have many friends and not confident in herself. She dresses in an appropriate manner compared to other youths her age and doesn't want anything to do with any social activities also she is very introverted. She comes from a decent background and while growing up she hasn't had a lot because her parents neglected her from a young age and she has always had to take care of herself.
Narrative
It starts with the girls parents getting divorced because her dad was abusive to her mum, so she ends up having to live with her dad because her mum has left. Her dad gets a new girlfriend who at this point are both doing hard drugs regularly and Lucy has to deal with both of them abusing her. She doesn't have anyone to tell about the situation and eventually a teacher at school notices all the scars and bruises and tries to get her to go get help. She doesn't want to do this so she runs away to go find her mum.
Setting/location
I plan to set it in London, Chadwell heath academy using key places such as class rooms and the canteen where she would sit by herself to show she's lonely.
Also i would like to include a home environment to be able to show the lack of contrast between her school life and home life because her dad neglects her.
Themes
The themes i will look at are drugs, abuse, domestic violence, aspiration and escape and corruption of youth.
Idea 2
Protagonist
A 16 year old male, starting off as a drug dealer, who is tall, of asian ethinicity. His personality is extroverted and is carefree. He has had a good life, but he gets away with a lot because his parents dont't really care about him.
Narrative
Starts with the boy getting kicked out of school and he decides to become a drug dealer, he makes friends with all these dealers and they invite into their world. He realises that drug dealing is not the way to go so he looks for a way out of it and stops selling, when it comes down to giving the supplier his cut of money he doesn't have it this is followed by him trying to escape.
Setting/Location
London, chadwell heath academy, and local areas around there such as the park where he could do deals and the estates around there.
Themes
The themes i will look at in this would be drugs, violence, corruption of youth, escape and fear
Idea 3
Protagonist
Stereotyped male black teenager, who does petty crimes within his group/gang.
Narrative
His gang ask him to go kill someone because who caused trouble with their gang. He gets pressured but doesn't want to do it, and says no to doing it eventually. The gang disown him and he ends up stabbing the person without them knowing he goes back to tell them and at this point he is wanted, the gang don't want anything to do with him now and he is all on his own.
Setting/location
London, ilford around estates and rough urban places
Themes
In this i would look at Gang culture, crime, violence, death, friendship, neglect and peer presure