I believe the american value that is mostly represented in the show 90210is "youthfulness". If anyone has seen this show, you'll know these boys and girls are all about being young, having fun, falling in love for the first time, break ups, and all the typical teenage life.
Naiomi, for an example, plays a very interesting role. I consider her one of the main characters. She is this girl who's full of life. She's young and pretty with guys always at her knees. Like every typical highschool, there's always that one pretty girl that guys die for, but she just isn't all that nice. Personality wise. Naiomi is pretty much like that.
Then there is Annie. She's has this freshness feel of a young person. She knows what she wants and she'll do try to get it. She fell in love for the first time with this hottie. Get's hit with a horrible some what of a break up. It makes you think back to when you were young and falling in love and full of energy and then going down the drain at one point or another.
This show takes place in Beverly Hills and if you look at all the girls there, you can tell "material comfort" plays a role in this show also. For young kids in highschool, they sure have a sense of fashion of a fashion expertise; or whatever you call the fashion expertise people. They curl their hair all nicely, they wear clothes that could be worn to evening partys or something. They all drive nice cars and live in nice houses. They even have hotel parties whenever they want. It defenitly shows that material really is comforting.
Us, the viewers, sit there and watch it in awh. Well I do. Im's like when Annie has a crush on this super hottie and is so shy to approach him, I'm like I remember when I had a super hottie as a crush. Or when I see all the cute clothes they are wearing, I want them because it will make me happy.
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Kim great topic for this one this show does capture a lot of the American values that our society has now a days. It is also interesting to think that all these girls are so superficial and that they play that role for the public as if to encourage it. Doesn't this topic tie back in to our previous blog about children and how media is affecting their view of the world. with more shows like this one the view of our society becomes more and more materialistic and dependent on what popular shows like this view the world and their influence on the young minds. Great topic Kim Taa!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI never really thought about that Jacob. These girls are probably very superficial and they play this role as if to encourage it. I remeber back when i was in elementary school, we didn't know about fashion or cell phones. Now, I go back to the elementary school and all these little girls are all about clothes and being in style. I was like I wish I had that sense of style when I was younger. It's bad enough the younger kids are already being influenced by the media and everything; I wonder how bad our next generation will be. Babies will be laying in their Gucci crib and drinking less milk just o stay fit. Okay, let's hope that won't happen.
ReplyDeleteha very funny but that would be a cruel reality if it comes to that. There has got to be a point where our society realizes that all this commercialism and importance on material things isnt all that is good in the world and there are other joys. However the problem is that in order to make profit and sell items those items have to advertised. One of the american core values is progress so would america really change its values and stop production just because our moral values are being sacrificed. Buissnes will always have a hold on media and influence on the public....right? any way just something to think about. :)
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