Riverdale Character Analysis

There was a time in my life where all I wanted to be was Ramona Flowers. I thought she was so cool in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World with her colored hair, her pithy remarks, and her success at attracting romantic partners (which is all I wanted as a twelve-year-old girl.) However, upon revisiting the concept of Ramona Flowers, I realized how annoying and awful the concept of her is. (Granted, I am basing this characterization of the movie and not the comics. I’m sure they are different characters.) The concept of Ramona Flowers is completely subservient to the male desires. She completely represents the pseudo-strong female who all the guys desperately want, but can’t have; however, in actuality, Ramona Flowers

Love, hate, life, death, and medicine; the five crucial parts of ABC’s hit TV show, Grey’s Anatomy. Grey’s Anatomy is a show that first premiered on March 27, 2005. The script was written, produced, and even created by Shonda Rhimes. Some people consider Shonda to be evil based on the plot of the show, and I do too. On the other hand, she did create a show that many people enjoy to watch including me. I am still an active watcher even after 14 seasons of this show. Even though I like the show so much, I found areas in the show to critique that include the plot and the actors.

How do the traditional gender roles we put on people in the 20th century affect how women and men see themselves now and during the 1940’s through the 1950’s. During World War Two tend to think of only men serving when that was actually not the case in World War Two ” some 350,00 women served in the armed forces.” In City of Thieves by David Benioff Vika,Kolya, and Lev all serve in non traditional roles. In City of Thieves the theme of masculinity and femininity plays a prevalent role in Levs feelings towards being a ‘real man’, Vika’s non traditional female role and Koylas masculinity throughout the novel.

The movie Girl, Interrupted is based on the memoir written by Susana Kaysen. In this film, Susana Kaysen, the main character is first introduced in the hospital where she was taken shortly after overdosing on aspirin and alcohol. Despite taking a whole bottle of aspirin and alcohol Susana claims that it was not a suicidal attempt. In the hospital scene, there is also evidence on Susana’s wrist that she is what is known as a “wrist banger”, Susana claims that she does this because there are no bones in her hands. Shortly after, Susana is evaluated by a family friend and former psychiatrist and is strongly encouraged to check herself into a mental institution not too far from her, by the name of Claymoore. At Claymoore, she is evaluated by psychiatrist Melvin Potts. He asks her why she took so much aspirin and she replies that she wanted to make the time jumps, depression, and wrist banging stop. Susana is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder once she arrives at Claymoore.

In the TV show of Riverdale, the main character, Archie Andrews, is much like Socrates because both of their decisions are based on whether to save themselves or to benefit society. The basis of this is that Archie has to decide whether to do something that goes against his best interest, (due to the societal torment both him and Miss Grundy will receive if their relationship is discovered) but will help society as a whole (by finding out information to help with the murder), or do the opposite and help himself, but not help society. This connects to Plato’s argument in the Crito as Socrates has to make a similar decision on whether to save himself, and hurt society, or save society and let himself die.

The Fault in Our Stars depicts Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old girl diagnosed with terminal thyroid cancer. The book chronicles her relationship with Augustus Waters, who has also been diagnosed with cancer. Throughout the novel, Hazel constantly struggles with her identity in relation to her disease. She is conflicted whether to accept the prescribed image society has of her or to embrace her true inner self. Through a period of self-realization, she eventually comes to terms with and redefines her identity. Although society may define an individual’s self-image, The Fault in Our Stars demonstrates that identity is defined by the inner self, rather than external forces; in turn, that self-perception deeply impacts one’s perspective on life.

In the novel, City of Thieves by David Benioff, two characters meet by fate and endure a dangerous quest for their lives. Lev Beniov, a young teenage Jew who was caught looting, meets Kolya, a Russian deserter during the Nazi’s siege of Leningrad. Lev and Kolya were both arrested and given a chance to get their lives back by one task: find a dozen eggs for a Soviet colonel in a few days to be granted freedom. Through this hunt for a dozen eggs, which is much harder than it sounds due to scarcity of food during this time, two uncommon strangers unite experiencing death, cannibals, and hardship.

Everybody loves Raymond is a show that was first released during the year of 1996 and ran all the way to 2005. The show is centered around Ray Barone, a talented sports writer who constantly has to put up with his wife, brother, kids, and even parents. Raymond is generally very sarcastic, no matter what the situation, and he does just about everything in his power to not have to deal with his kids. Instead he leaves most of the responsibilities of child care and cleaning to his wife, Debra. Although Everybody Loves Raymond manages to pull off being a wonderful show, it still plays into the stereotypical behavior of Gender roles, which ultimately prevents society from making any real progress.

The Brady Bunch is a Television show that is full of adventures and it all starts when two widowed people with children of their own decide to get married. Carol is the Mother of the family and mike is the father. Carol has three daughters by the name of, Marcia Brady the eldest, Jan Brady the middle child and Cindy the youngest. Mike has children of his own also the eldest is Greg Brady, the middle is Peter Brady and the youngest is Bobby Brady. This 70’s T.V show became one of the most lovable family to tune in and watch. Although it is known for being over dramatic and corny it has become very popular and is still has a spot on T.V shows in the 21st century. The Characters of this show dressed in a very different way the fashion in the 70’s

City of Thieves is a novel written by David Benioff. The novel is based around World War Two when the cold war happened. Lev Benivor and Kolya Vlasov are two strangers who met each other in a cell and the next day are sent on a mission to find eggs for the colonel and if they don’t come back within a week with eggs, they die. Along with their journey, there are some things we get to see that happens during the war. Benioff uses this powerful text to show us the most disgusting element of our nature.

One of the shows that comes to mind when it comes to inequalities of social status in American society, is Orange Is the New Black. This show is mainly about women and their experiences in a minimum-security women’s prison.

Royce Peterson was forced to move away from his home, leaving all his friends behind. His mother dragged him to Victoria, British Columbia, to look after her elderly father, who was once a famous cellist. Once Royce arrived in B.C. he was sick with mono and missed a few months of school. At home, Royce felt lonely and isolated, and he spends his time watching T.V and organizing a plan to return to Nova Scotia. His plans were ruined when his grandfather, Arthur Jenkins suffered a minor stroke. Now he is stuck babysitting a grumpy old man.

I am not allowed to watch much TV. Therefore, I must be super selective about what I watch. While I could waste a lot of time watching Duck Dynasty, when it comes to choosing a show, Family Guy is my top selection. I think the popular cartoon comedy Family Guy, written by Seth MacFarlane, is one of the best shows still running today.

The Blacklist season 4 has been a long journey for Liz and Tom to get their baby Agnes back. In the recent episode, Megan Boone, who plays Liz is desperate to see her. In her anguish, she holds on to the live feed of Agnes coming from Alexander Kirk.

The scene opens with an establishing shot of a sunrise over Seahaven, the world Christof created, just as God created Eden. The worlds are almost parallel; Seahaven is stated to be a ‘paradise’; the streets and the town’s inhabitants are respectable and clean, much like the Garden of Eden that Adam and Eve were put in to protect and nurture. Both Christof, from The Truman Show, and God from the Genesis were given the opportunity to fill their creations with what they pleased, Christof with people and cameras, God with animals and plants. Both ‘Creators’ rule over their worlds, able to govern the light of day ‘cue the sun’, or the purpose of the beings they placed in the product of their works, ‘told the creatures… to reproduce’. People