For my second paper, I plan to write about how men and women interact with one another on the show Entourage. I will divide up the first portion of the paper and discuss how men are shown, specifically looking at how E, Jonny Drama, Turtle, and Vince separately display characteristics and theories from the readings we had in class. For instance, Jonny Drama is always concerned with what people think of him and his masculinity, but in an episode, he obsesses about the size of his legs. Another example could be how E is portrayed. He is looked at as being a wimpy guy because he wants relationships with girls to easily, and is often referred to as being less of a man because of that desire.
I will then discuss how the women who appear on the show are portrayed and how the various aspects they are made to convey. For instance, I will discuss how there are very few women on the show that are regulars, and most women who are on the show are either there because they are having sex with one of the male characters or one of the characters is chasing them. Also I will discuss the relationship between E and Sloan. E has always been obsessed with her, and she seems to take a more masculine role in the show while referring to E in some cases.
Finally I will discuss how the show in general, and the separate genders follow or stray from our understanding of heteronormativity.
Also I will discuss the target audience for the show and the types of implications this has on how people are portrayed and the various interactions between genders that takes place on a normal show.
My theses will be something similar to this:
The TV show Entourage, epitomizes heteronormativity, whether it is by the way women are merely seen as sex objects, or how the men have to be womanizers, this show displays many of the theories discussed in class, and most always takes a males perspective while looking at female cast members.
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Hi Kevin,
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent show for you to write about for this paper. I've had students blog about the (non)presence of women on the show, or about the idea that the women seem to be simply used as sexual objects. Because there are so many male characters on the show, you might want to think about choosing 2 or 3 of them to focus on, especially if you want to write about the women as well.
For your thesis, I might suggest that you focus on the last part of what you've written above: that the show takes a male perspective, whether it's the men looking at themselves, or looking at the women. Then, toward the end of the paper, you might introduce the counter-evidence - the episode where Jonny Drama obsesses about his legs, etc. You could then move into your conclusion, where you would make a more general assessment of the show's representations of gender and sexuality. What do you think? I am interested to see what you focus on and come up with. ~Megan