Anziz Ansari plays Dev. Dev is an Indian American actor who is struggling with difficulties in an industry that racism still exists. Anziz Ansari himself is also an Indian American actor. He did his good job illustrating his on-screen character, in an honest, touchy and hilarious way. Back to this character Dev, as an Indian-American, he starts to acknowledge that the society he is living in is full of issues. The issue of race is described in the most realistic and diverse way. For example, when Dev refuses to fake an Indian accent in a casting, he ends up turned down for the role. Dev feels awkwardly awful when Indian accent has to be faked. He straitly rejects the demand of the employer and accepts the consequences with no regret.
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The “Parent” episode cleverly points out the prejudice of women in the Indian society that they have no rights to decide their love or their lives. I can see a little bit of anger gone along with disapproval in the eyes of Dev’s mother when she talks about her arranged marriage although she has a happy life with Dev’s father. Suddenly, a question occurred to my mind that how are thousands of women who are not lucky as Dev’s mother, particularly in India, and in other regions of this world, struggling with their lives in the marriage without love? When it comes to the relevance of love and gender, Anziz proves himself as a talented writer when he creates an adorable, but strong relationship between Dev and Rachel. Their relationship is built by the process of understanding, sympathizing, and respecting each other. Rachel is fully respected by the gentle acts and responsibility of Dev. For instance, in “Mornings” episode, Dev discusses with Rachel about her decision moving to Chicago for work for 6 months, Rachel and Dev share the household chores, Dev cooks a delicious pasta dish for Rachel are some details showing that the representation of women on TV in general and in this sitcom, particularly, has remarkably changed day by day. Women are now controlling their lives, are able to pursue their career without the burden of being a housewife. Also, many modern sitcoms with compelling contents like Master of none such as “Good Girls Revolt,” “Madam Secretary,” “Veep,” etc., also feature the images of powerful, vigorous and passionate women. It notably contributes to breaking down the wall between men and women of representation on
The “Parent” episode cleverly points out the prejudice of women in the Indian society that they have no rights to decide their love or their lives. I can see a little bit of anger gone along with disapproval in the eyes of Dev’s mother when she talks about her arranged marriage although she has a happy life with Dev’s father. Suddenly, a question occurred to my mind that how are thousands of women who are not lucky as Dev’s mother, particularly in India, and in other regions of this world, struggling with their lives in the marriage without love? When it comes to the relevance of love and gender, Anziz proves himself as a talented writer when he creates an adorable, but strong relationship between Dev and Rachel. Their relationship is built by the process of understanding, sympathizing, and respecting each other. Rachel is fully respected by the gentle acts and responsibility of Dev. For instance, in “Mornings” episode, Dev discusses with Rachel about her decision moving to Chicago for work for 6 months, Rachel and Dev share the household chores, Dev cooks a delicious pasta dish for Rachel are some details showing that the representation of women on TV in general and in this sitcom, particularly, has remarkably changed day by day. Women are now controlling their lives, are able to pursue their career without the burden of being a housewife. Also, many modern sitcoms with compelling contents like Master of none such as “Good Girls Revolt,” “Madam Secretary,” “Veep,” etc., also feature the images of powerful, vigorous and passionate women. It notably contributes to breaking down the wall between men and women of representation on