Monday, October 5, 2009
Primary Source 1
For my first source option I watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "When She was Bad". This episode seemed to focus on relationships. There were relationships between Xander and Willow, Xander and Buffy, Buffy and Angel and finally the relationship between the three friends, Willow, Xander and Buffy. The relationship between Xander and Willow was more hidden than any of the others. It seemed that they had a love/hate, relationship. In the first scene we see these two about to kiss when all of the sudden a vampire comes along and ruins their moment. Later in the episode we have almost the same situation between Xander and Willlow and nothing like that happens between the two of them. The next relationship is between Buffy and Xander. This relationship is very obvious, because Xander is so attracted to Buffy, yet Buffy has absolutely no interest in Xander. The only time that this relationship seems to change is when Buffy and Angel's relationship comes into play. Buffy and Angel obviously have a thing for each other, but Buffy is angry at Angel and wants to make him jealous. This is when Buffy and Xander's relationship changes. She comes onto him at the club in front of Angel to prove to Angel that she really has moved on. This scene makes it obvious that Buffy is not over Angel yet. All of this conflict between Buffy and Angel causes a lot of tension for everyone. Willow becomes very angry at Buffy for leading Xander on like that, and also because she has hidden feelings for Xander. This puts a strain on the relationship between Buffy, Xander and Willow. There's also a lot more to their relationships in this episode, but I'm trying to decide if this is a good topic to write about for my paper. Anyone have any thoughts on this topic?
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I think this is potentially a really good topic. It shows how we react in different situations, different relationships. And high school is a place where it all mixes and blends together, because you are all together for far too long. I think that you could get a really good point if you went more into how the Vampire gets in the way of Xander and Willow's relationship. How often do we let other people get in the way of what we want? Whether it's by people getting in the way because we're afraid of what they think, or if someone else likes us, we are more likely to change our actions in a relationship because of something someone else does. This is also illustrated in Buffy and Angel's relationship. Buffy acts like she likes Xander to try and make Angel jealous. Thus, she brings someone else in, who inevitably get in the way. Do we really want to be happy in relationships, and, if we do, why do we keep ruining them? Hope this helps :)
ReplyDeleteWow, I hadn't really thought of any of that, but it really helps in trying to decide on a topic for my paper. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou mostly have the grasp of what you said about relationships in your paragraph. Everyone, alone or with someone, desires some kind of relationship. However, you see people try to strive for the love type of relationship. Here, your primary source definitely reflects the significance of this everyday issue. Just keep expanding and putting more details in what you said. Great start so far!
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