In the critically acclaimed series Six Feet Under, the show is remembered for its groundbreaking approach at tackling difficult topics. It is important to take into account the time period that this show was released. During the early 2000’s, there were many cultural and social norms that had not been depicted on television before, the willingness to address these social taboos throughout the series led to much of its success. The series not only pushed boundaries in its theme and content, but through the use of personal and professional boundaries and familial and romantic boundaries amongst the different characters. In the series, the personal and professional boundaries are shown through the varying relationships between the characters. The character Nate is
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He along with David chose to sacrifice their professional gains for to stand by their families.The most obvious boundary displayed by the character David would deal with his romantic life, David who is a homosexual male, kept his sexuality a secret for the beginning portions of the first season. He keeps his familial life and romantic life separate. In episode 8, Crossroads, when Nate discovers David’s interest in the man that was at his dance class, the boundary David had between his brother and his love life began to diminish. Claire had a lot of internal and psychological boundaries that surrounded her character. Claire’s high school experience was far from ideal, this is seen especially in episode 3, The Foot. Claire is humiliated by many of her classmates after an encounter with a boy she was involving herself with, the humiliation from her peers led to Claire deciding to keep more of a distance from those around her. The assumptions about her continue in Episode 8, Crossroads, when she is on a hiking trip and one of the others on the trip says “no one will believe her, everyone thinks she’s a freak” reiterating the idea that Claire’s personality is misunderstood. Ruth is probably one of the most
He along with David chose to sacrifice their professional gains for to stand by their families.The most obvious boundary displayed by the character David would deal with his romantic life, David who is a homosexual male, kept his sexuality a secret for the beginning portions of the first season. He keeps his familial life and romantic life separate. In episode 8, Crossroads, when Nate discovers David’s interest in the man that was at his dance class, the boundary David had between his brother and his love life began to diminish. Claire had a lot of internal and psychological boundaries that surrounded her character. Claire’s high school experience was far from ideal, this is seen especially in episode 3, The Foot. Claire is humiliated by many of her classmates after an encounter with a boy she was involving herself with, the humiliation from her peers led to Claire deciding to keep more of a distance from those around her. The assumptions about her continue in Episode 8, Crossroads, when she is on a hiking trip and one of the others on the trip says “no one will believe her, everyone thinks she’s a freak” reiterating the idea that Claire’s personality is misunderstood. Ruth is probably one of the most