The use of the close up in Oxfam is very effective as it helps portray the representation of struggling. The shot includes a young boy and his facial expression helps portray the representation of struggling as wee see him looking up into the sky and nearly crying which shows he is pleading and begging also wee see his body which represents struggling as he is seen to be very malnourished with no flesh or muscle which shows he hasn't been eating and he is struggling for food. The use of the mid shot in band aid is very effective as it helps portray the representation of struggling. The shot includes a woman winding up water she collected from a water well and we see her as malnourished showing she also struggles for food making the winding even harder for her which helps portray struggling and we also see her fail expression to be very strong showing struggle again. 
The use of the imperative in "Do they know its christmas" is very effective as it helps portray the representation ion struggling. The song exclaims they should "feed the world!" which is similar to the oxfam advert that states: "start giving £2 a month." The two imperatives will make the audience feel they are obliged to do as they say as it is successfully exaggerated to be the right thing to do. In contrast to this we see in the beast of no nation that the inhabitants of the country are creating there own problem by creating a civil war and fighting against each other destroying there own land that they struggle to maintain.

The use of the fade between scenes  in "Do they know its christmas" is effective as it helps exaggerate the representation of struggling. The shot includes a person outside of poverty in a room singing and then the fade shows us a black person outside struggling and the contrast helps exaggerate the struggle having the audience feel sympathetic towards the poor. In contrast to this the Oxfam advert and the film beast of no nation shows the more harsh approach to struggling and only show the poor in poverty.

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