blog 8

Blog 8, Response to Tracy Little Article

Buffy the Vampire Slayer has personified the drama, horrors and absurdity of high school. This is the message I derived from Tracy Little's article, High School is Hell: Metaphor Made Literal in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. High school is a wild, weird, uncomfortable, and, for some, unbearable time for teenagers. No matter how cocky or complete a seemingly confident high schooler appears, deep down there is bound to be some demons lurking; from a slight insecurity over an awkward freckle to a humiliating speech. At some point in every teenagers' life they are uncomfortable in high school. Even the popular kids who made fun of the nerds or the amazing athlete who everyone knew; each kid feels stupid at some point. I guess this is just a part of growing up. As hormones are running rampant and kids are growing, mentally and physically, they become sensitive, self conscious, and, simply mean. High school can be described as a horror film. Thus, as Little explains, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is born. BtVS, as the author of the essay abbreviates the show, takes these atrocities and absurdities of high school and creates an explosive concoction of vixens, villains, and vampires that serve as perfect metaphors for the craziness in every teenagers life. Buffy the Vampire Slayer creates monsters out of almost every aspect of high school. The creators of the show take bitchy cheerleaders, cocky jocks, creepy upperclassmen and geeky little guys and swirls them into a wonderful bunch of interesting and entertaining episodes. It is no wonder that this show continued on for so long; there was so much material to pull from the time that every person suffers through; high school.