Mellie Grant Essay

I like complicated women. I'm drawn to characters that go against the grain. I always have been. I rooted for Miss Havisham to exact her revenge via Estelle and I loved Veronica Sawyer, from Heathers, because the bitchy girls and crude bullies she dealt with on a daily basis, got their comeuppance. But I mostly love these characters because of their flaws. So it came to no surprise to me that I would fall for one of the most hated characters on Scandal, Mellie Grant.

Mellie is a delicious combination of a woman who had great hopes and aspiration but gave them all up to elevate her husband She became an image. The meticulous first lady, whose boredom is because she is highly educated, who wants more but simply can't have it. Yet she won't allow anyone forget that she can have it all. She acts out in a very human way that cuts and annoys viewers because she refuses to just be the first lady and I admire that. …show more content…
She owns up to having evil tendencies, to having a drinking problem, to putting her life on hold for a man, who is swayed by the opinions of others. She is sublime.

I have a sneaky suspicion that I'm drawn to her because I live my life as an image and not as myself. That I allow people to see me as something completely different from who I really am. If I allow someone to see that I have a tendency to lose things, that I cry over emotional stories or that I'm more opinionated than I come off, that I'm actually human, then they will find me more likable as an image, is ridiculous.

So now what do I do? Do I continue as the image or do I allow myself humanity in moments that matter, embrace my inner Mellie, become more than the image of a hard worker, that does her job and doesn't make waves. Do I fight my fears, to find a place where I want the best for everyone around me? Or do I continue on the path of self-destruction and