other characters in the film are normal functioning individuals. It can be viewed that Leonard is not treated fairly or equally as other normal functioning individuals. While on his quest for vengeance, Leonard stays at an inn which is tended to by Burt (Mark Boone Junior). Burt tries to trick and take advantage of Leonard by telling him that he is not in his room and Leonard has another room as Burt wants to rent out the room to another person. Leonard then realises Burt’s ruse and Burt relents. This depicts a classic situation inequality in which individuals take advantage of other people who are lesser equipped than them. Teddy and Natalie also take advantage of Leonard’s condition to further purpose their own agendas. Sutherland and Feltey…show more content… The institution primarily depicted in the film Memento would be the police force. Leonard is depicted as circumstantially in the middle of a drug trade in which Teddy, a police officer and Jimmy (Larry Holden), a drug dealer are also involved. It can be viewed that the drug trade circumstantially place Leonard in his predicament which fuels the events of the film. Teddy is also depicted as a corrupt police officer who benefits from certain drug deals by manipulating Leonard to help him. It can then be viewed that Leonard becomes a victim of police corruption. Viewers’ are able to relate to the corrupt institution of the police force as corruption unfortunately occurs in the police force in reality. Punch (2000) indicated that corruption in the police force is historically significant which suggests that individuals may have been victims of police corruption. Sutherland and Feltey (2010) indicates that institutions in films have the ability to bring instant recognition in relation to an individual’s own subjective experiences with the institution depicted. In the context of Memento, viewers’ are able to relate to Teddy, a corrupt police officer, who represent a significant part of the police institution in the film which begins Leonard renewed purpose of finding a new “John G”. Based on the institution depicted, viewers’ gain the ability to recognise and comprehend the