Genre Analysis: Performance or Society?

In this chapter, they discuss the global genre of the movie 'Billy Elliot' and debate whether it falls under the performance genre or the society genre. One speaker argues that the performance genre, which runs from shame to respect, is the global genre because Billy eventually earns social and artistic respect through his dancing. Another speaker argues that there is a strong parallel external genre centered on the coal miner's strike, which represents the value of power and impotence. They also briefly mention the internal genre, with one speaker viewing it as a worldview education genre because the protagonist, Billy, goes from searching for meaning to finding passion and joy in dance.