Since I had not watched the Buffy; The Vampire Slayer series, I was unsure if I was going to be able to understand the High School is Hell excerpt. However, the thesis statement and the supporting paragraphs were very concise, descriptive, and understandable for anyone, whether they've seen the show or not.
The ongoing theme of metaphor's being portrayed as being reality was very interesting. The idea of a metaphor actually being reality does scare me, because so many metaphors portray a situation to be so much worse than the actual problem. Though this theme was the main subject, the part of the article I found the most interesting was when the writer talked about fairytales and their underlying representations for other situations. The reference to the story of Cinderella and Snow White was particularly intriguing. In my mind, these two stories are favorites among so many children. I can see the story of Snow White to be a social struggle, particularly because of the scarier scenes where she runs through the forest to escape death and her evil mother. However, while she was living in the castle with her mother, Snow White was treated like a servant even by her own mother. Also, Cinderella's struggle with her evil stepsisters and mother, who are taking advantage of her and trying to make her life miserable really does show the struggle of people and the societies they live in. In both of these situations, the two girls are put into situations where their own family members, who represent society, are putting them through unnecessary struggles. To think that these childhood favorites are actually poking at the social struggles is a little frightening. Who would want their children to be taught about the horrors of society?
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