lla Rutkowski
As ShowTime’s Shameless showrunner John Wells mentions, “We have a comedic tradition of making fun of the people in those worlds. The reality is that these people aren’t ‘the other’ - they’re people who live four blocks down from you and two blocks over” (Rochlin, 2010). This comedy drama TV series takes place in Southside Chicago depicting a flawed family of Frank Gallagher, an alcoholic, drug addict, and crime committing father of six and a bipolar wife. While Frank selfishlessly schemes away looking for money throughout the entire show, his children are constantly dealing with his morally deficient decisions caused by alcoholism. Fiona Gallagher, the oldest daughter of the family, is obligated to take responsibility of all her siblings. She balances between striving for all her siblings to be successful, while also making an effort to achieve her own happiness and maintaining her well being. ShowTime’s Shameless is not only a raunchy TV series about a dysfunctional family in unfortunate circumstances stumbling around. Fiona Gallagher is put in the difficult position to be a parent figure since both her parents were neglectful and absent, while also living in the difficult conditions of Southside Chicago. Through Fiona’s two identities of motherly care and aggressive behavior, Shameless illustrates how social class is an intersectional …show more content…
Fiona Gallagher’s intersectionality characteristics are because of her many different experiences. People often wonder why people are the way they are. I’ve come to conclude that no two individuals have the same representation, even if they have similarities. Each person comes across many different experiences that develop numerous traits. We identify intersubjectivity through intersectionality. Who we are is constructed through experiences and circumstances we are born into, not a pre-given
As ShowTime’s Shameless showrunner John Wells mentions, “We have a comedic tradition of making fun of the people in those worlds. The reality is that these people aren’t ‘the other’ - they’re people who live four blocks down from you and two blocks over” (Rochlin, 2010). This comedy drama TV series takes place in Southside Chicago depicting a flawed family of Frank Gallagher, an alcoholic, drug addict, and crime committing father of six and a bipolar wife. While Frank selfishlessly schemes away looking for money throughout the entire show, his children are constantly dealing with his morally deficient decisions caused by alcoholism. Fiona Gallagher, the oldest daughter of the family, is obligated to take responsibility of all her siblings. She balances between striving for all her siblings to be successful, while also making an effort to achieve her own happiness and maintaining her well being. ShowTime’s Shameless is not only a raunchy TV series about a dysfunctional family in unfortunate circumstances stumbling around. Fiona Gallagher is put in the difficult position to be a parent figure since both her parents were neglectful and absent, while also living in the difficult conditions of Southside Chicago. Through Fiona’s two identities of motherly care and aggressive behavior, Shameless illustrates how social class is an intersectional …show more content…
Fiona Gallagher’s intersectionality characteristics are because of her many different experiences. People often wonder why people are the way they are. I’ve come to conclude that no two individuals have the same representation, even if they have similarities. Each person comes across many different experiences that develop numerous traits. We identify intersubjectivity through intersectionality. Who we are is constructed through experiences and circumstances we are born into, not a pre-given