The Brady Bunch

perspective on the store clerk because despite the tense emotions the store clerk places on the narrator, he still wants to bring in a light hearted relief by joking around and eventually succeeds at easing that stress. Asking the man about The Brady Bunch theme song is what really destroys the uneasiness the store clerk once had about the narrator. The narrator’s character is aware of the judgment placed on him and Native American stereotypes but does try to relate to others with similar…

Ideal families in the fifties consisted of a working father, a mother who was a housewife, and a few children. Many men joined unions to take care of their families, where they were able to receive pensions and health benefits. The government also supported most families with their financial situation after the war had ended. Although the "ideal" family life was pleasing, it did not last very long. According to Pauline Irit Erera in What Is A Family, "The main reason for family change was…

The media is what influences us in our day-to-day lives. Even when we don’t realize it, we absorb what the media tells us. Whether it be what clothes are in style, what’s “hip”, or what entertainment is most popular, the media influences our everyday life. However, how does the media represent the family? Turn on primetime Television and you see varied representations. From a nuclear Family of a husband, wife, and children to a single mother raising a child, the media covers a majority of family…

On October 30, 2015 I went to see the play Hana's Suitcase performed at Young People's Theater. The play is about a girl named Hana Brady who was murdered in Auchwitz and how her suitcase was found at the Tokyo Holocaust Education Center. The story alternates between the past and present. Some scenes telling the story of Hana's life and journey, while other scenes show a teacher's journey to educate Japanese children about the horrors of the Holocaust. In addition, the audience is exposed to the…

out of some scrap wood my dad let me use.) Then, when I was like 10, I wanted to be an architect. Then I wanted to be a doctor. Then I became an engineer. As a kid, I knew what an architect did. I didn’t know what an engineer did. The dad in The Brady Bunch was an architect. (The dad in Leave it to Beaver was an Engineer, but I didn’t know that at the time.) My high school French teacher was one of my favorite teachers. Her husband was an architect. He designed their house. He hired me one…

Sherman Alexie’s “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” is a 1993 short story that looks into the life of a Native American man who is depressed after a failed relationship with a white woman in Seattle. Now living alone in the Spokane Indian Reservation, the narrator feels haunted by his past and affects him in daily interactions. The majority of the narrator’s views are negative and his own race is seen as divided from America, even when Native American home is America the narrator…

RuPaul Charles’ 2014 single ‘Born Naked’ would have us believe (Charles). Charles, known most commonly by his mononym RuPaul came to prominence with his 1993 pop hit “Supermodel (You Better Work)” and appearances in mainstream films such as The Brady Bunch Movie and television series such as Sabrina the Teenage Witch. In 2009, Charles was approached by LGBT-geared cable channel LOGO to produce his own competition reality series specifically for drag queens. Thus, RuPaul’s Drag Race was born. …

Imagine a room full of people wishing for “the good ol’ days” where the fathers worked, the mothers cooked and cleaned, and the kids were well behaved. That vision of the “traditional” nuclear family is deeply embedded in Western Culture-in American culture. It was symbolized in art, television (T.V), advertisements and even “The American Dream”. In the past years that vision has been modernized and in some cases has become more practical over time. You see, the American culture has created a…

American Psychological Association (2015), a “nuclear family” consists of a mother, father, and children. For many years, nuclear families have been publicly broadcasted through several different popular television shows such as Good Times, The Brady Bunch, 7thHeaven, Full House, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ,…

Sexism and misogyny in Theater There are plenty of women who produce, direct, design sets and act in theatrical productions, however they did not always have these opportunities. “Women’s parts were played by men until the late 1700’s. When women did get the chance to perform in the United States, actresses were often seen as fallen or disgraced women because respectable women were not supposed to engage in public activity” (Matthews, 315). Examples of sexism in theatric productions include,…