After mulling over the idea of writing about my father and his parents for an entire essay for the past few days, I’ve decided to retract my original topic idea and design plan. The incident was too recent and the wounds from that day have yet to heal, so until they do I don’t think I can write about the emotions I felt with much validity. Instead I’m choosing a topic which is much closer to my heart, but one that might seem odd at first glance.
The essay I will write is about “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” It will not be on a superficial level about how much I love the show, but instead focus on how a simple television show shaped my youth, gave me a positive (at times) female role model, taught me life lessons on a weekly basis, and brought my once wavering family closer together. I had an entire two paragraphs devoted to how this essay is going to be meaningful and deep, but the evil backspace button on my computer decided to delete everything without me saving it.
The essay will be relatable to all ages, as anyone can relate to having watched a television show and grown up with the characters, practically having them as a second family. We all grew up with “the Tanners” of Full House and secretly wished we were best friends with Cory Matthews of Boy Meets World. The media does magical things like that. It makes us feel as though our lives exist in two realities; the reality of watching something from an observers point of view, and the reality, or rather fantasy, that the characters which we have grown close to have simultaneously grown close to us as well. Perhaps females more than males will be able to relate to my essay more because I will be discussing how the character of Buffy Summers acted as a strong female role model for me in my youth, but males will be able to understand as well.
The background information I will give won’t be extremely detailed, as that would bore most people. Instead I will give a brief synopsis of the plot and main characters when necessary. I will also have to include a short history of my family dynamic at the time of the show’s premiere, as it did bring us all closer together, as well as our dynamic at other crucial times during the run of the show. Hopefully in the end the reader will come away with an understanding that this show has helped me through bad times, has literally been my comfort during sad times, made me stronger, taught me life lessons, made me fall in love, and even given me my first real heartbreak. |
2 comments:
Holy Joss Whedon! Buffy! Awesomeness
So how will this be approached, her impact as a positive female role model? Ya know, my dog is named Buffy. We named her that after the show during its popularity. Anyways, off that tangent!
So I look forward to this. I hope you do too, this will be a fun one to write and to read.
The overall intent of your essay is to express how "Buffy the vampire slayer" helped you deal with experiences in your life, whether they were bad or good? Also, While all things were changing around you Buffy was a constant in your life each week? I think I get it.
What kind of auidence will this target? If you are not familiar with the show you may not comprehend and receive the full impact of your essay. Will you give backround on the show, what it is about...all that stuff? or are you going to relate your personal experiences at the time to a specific episodes? There are so many ways to go about writing this... I would like to know more about the format.
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