Jessica jones is originally a marvel comic heroin that faces struggles distinct from that of previous heroes. Jessica is a character who suffers from P.T.S.D, alcoholism and past traumas such as rape, abuse, mind control, and family death (Nussbaum 2015). Her comics began in the early 2000’s and the Netflix show, which I will be focusing on, began in 2015. Being that the show and character were created recently modern gender struggles and perspectives are much more visible. Jessica is not a traditional heroin, she is dark, depressed, traumatized and reveling about current social and gendered struggles. Jessica grew up as a regular girl. During a family vacation to Disney World Jessica and her family get in to a car accident. The car had crashed
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The show follows Jessica as she heals and copes with what has happened to her. Jessica’s experiences during the development of the story line reveals todays social hardships of being a woman, such as fear of rape, oppression, mental health, power, self-help, and loneliness. Too often social media, films, popular characters, and TV series briefly depict these realities, but do not focus on telling the story of a women’s experience, perspective, and healing process. Jessica Jones is a character who does not glorify womanhood; Jessica reveals the hidden dark truths women face in society as well as within them …show more content…
There are no popular platforms to aid the visibility, or to express the difficulty faced by those who have experienced abuse. Jessica Jones is that platforms. As of now society has shied away from revealing victim’s stories. Speaking out about past traumas and seeking help is viewed as a private matter. This secrecy if keeping traumas private devalue a women’s experiences. Jessica Jones breaks these socially constructed barriers by taking trauma and her experience in to mainstream media. She forces the public to see and understand her pain and struggles. She reveals the reality of her experiences and shows women as well as men the difficulties healing can reveal. Her story which is being told on television shows women not to be ashamed, frightened, or guilty for being a victim of a crime, or seeking help threw their healing process. Jessica Jones reveals the fact that women do not live an idealistic life. Women’s experiences can be dangerous and damaging. Jessica reveals the realities of a women’s life an an unapologetic way. She shows the darks truths without
The show follows Jessica as she heals and copes with what has happened to her. Jessica’s experiences during the development of the story line reveals todays social hardships of being a woman, such as fear of rape, oppression, mental health, power, self-help, and loneliness. Too often social media, films, popular characters, and TV series briefly depict these realities, but do not focus on telling the story of a women’s experience, perspective, and healing process. Jessica Jones is a character who does not glorify womanhood; Jessica reveals the hidden dark truths women face in society as well as within them …show more content…
There are no popular platforms to aid the visibility, or to express the difficulty faced by those who have experienced abuse. Jessica Jones is that platforms. As of now society has shied away from revealing victim’s stories. Speaking out about past traumas and seeking help is viewed as a private matter. This secrecy if keeping traumas private devalue a women’s experiences. Jessica Jones breaks these socially constructed barriers by taking trauma and her experience in to mainstream media. She forces the public to see and understand her pain and struggles. She reveals the reality of her experiences and shows women as well as men the difficulties healing can reveal. Her story which is being told on television shows women not to be ashamed, frightened, or guilty for being a victim of a crime, or seeking help threw their healing process. Jessica Jones reveals the fact that women do not live an idealistic life. Women’s experiences can be dangerous and damaging. Jessica reveals the realities of a women’s life an an unapologetic way. She shows the darks truths without