Character Observation

Data Summary

There were some social roles that the characters were engaged in during my observation. One of them was Bernadette who played the role of a stay home mother where she had taken off work to take care of her new born. Throughout my observation her concern for going back to work and leaving her child becomes an issue. However, this is not an concern for her husband Howard whose job has been to be the breadwinner of the family. Another pattern with Bernadette’s character was the location that she was filmed in.Whether she was on the computer, bringing in groceries, or interacting with another character it was mostly filmed in the kitchen. If she was not in the kitchen she was at the store buying diapers for her newborn. Howard on …show more content…
Amy applied her knowledge of the brain to create a responsible understanding on certain situation, but she was also depicted as being emotion. For instance, when she would argue with Sheldon she would try to understand his argument scientifically. However, there were moments where her emotions and feelings would get hurt, as oppose to Sheldon who displayed no emotional pain. Even though Amy is portrayed to be in the similar intellectual level as Sheldon she is still shown to be the emotional one who occasionally engages in gossip. For the most part Amy does not wear makeup or engages in feminine activities, but at times when she is around Penny she tries to mimic her. She says things that she believes Penny will approve such as suggesting they put makeup on each other or go shopping. Bernadette is opinionated, but she comes across as bossy and rude. The character has a intentional high pitch voice that is made up fun of by Howard (husband) when he is annoyed of her. The character has facial feature that comes across as though she is giving attitude. She is depicted to be the dominant one in her relationship with Howard, but can be seen as though she is controlling him. Howard is presented to be a coward, insecure, and flamboyant. He is smart, but his wife seems to control him and he does whatever she asks him to. He does not stand up for himself in the relationship, but complains about it to his friends. Leonard is presented to be sensitive, insecure, honest, and intelligent. At times he makes remarks to Penny is subtle ways. For instance, he would make a remark that it take Penny too long to get ready or that she should not dress up for other men to look at her. His character is mainly built around Penny and his relationship with her. Raj is the only single one is the show. He comes from a wealthy Indian family where his parents are both doctors. Even though,