In the episodes of the series ‘The last of us’which is based on a video game about a post-apocalyptic world, main character Ellie is rarely seen without her music player and headphones. The device makes a great appearance at the beginning of Chapter 7, when we see Ellie running through a gym wearing her headphones and dangling from her pants.

Although the final episode of the series’ first episode premieres this Sunday, many will remember this season for Ellie’s fun personality and her attachment to music, in which she takes refuge when she feels threatened, sad or upset.

Ellie listens to music in her school’s gym. HBO

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In the series, the protagonist is 14 years old and wears a walkman playerwhich most young people currently do not know, but which ones It was a boom in the music and technology industry when it was released on the eve of the 1980s.

The Sony Walkman represented a turning point in the evolution of listening to music in the last century. The name refers to walking as its portability allowed anyone to listen to their favorite songs anywhere. All you needed was the cassette of the artist or album, a few batteries and headphones to play the songs.

At that time, when streaming songs did not exist, nor platforms like Spotify or YouTube, the artists’ success was measured by the number of records or cassettes sold. So when the Walkman went on sale on July 1, 1979, it didn’t take long for most music fans to get their hands on one.

Viewers should remember that the virus outbreak happened during the show in 2003, so any technology created in the past 20 years has no place in The Last of Us universe. So it stands to reason that the only way Ellie listens to music is with battery powered devices and cassettes.

The Walkman also works as a narrative element in the series to advance the plot. The songs can demonstrate the emotional state of Ellie and Joel, the protagonists.