Monday, November 17, 2008
Carrie Bradshaw
The Love, The Fashion and of Course The SexThe main character from Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was loosely based off creator Candace Bushnell. Bushnell wrote the original column for the same name. Her subjects spoke of sexuality and of what it was like to be a woman during a time when the glass ceiling prevented women from succeeding in a mans world. The Sex and the City column then shortly became a book, which landed Bushnell a opportunity to turn her experiences into a show on HBO. The four female characters Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha each symbolically represent a specific type of female stereotype and classification. Though the three other character stay true to their stereotypes Carrie the main character is a a collaboration of all three and is said to be like every woman. Carrie falls in and out of love, and has an obsession with shoes that she can not afford. She writes about her experiences and uses her heart as basis for
material.Carrie is an important part of Style, because her wardrobe on the show has created a
phenomenon. New York, is one of the fashion capitals of the world and millions of viewers tuned in to not only take a sneak peak into the four friends single lives, but also to see what outrageous fashion trend Ms. Bradshaw would invent. Most talked about fashion moments include the Carrie Necklace, the Engagement ring necklace, the over sized flower as brooch, the stripped shirt. The Shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes. The bags, accessories, and of course as of lately the floral dresses. Carries style as that with the other women has been none the less outrageous, but also has made a statement of her individuality. Has she like the rest of the culture fallen victim to what the fashion moguls decided what will be popular. Did she have a Minolo Blankis obsession due to the fact that they are labeled as high class shoes or is she a fan of the art of what they represent.
Carrie is not only known just for her fashion sense and her sexual experiences, but also for her relationships. Her relationships define Carrie more than anything else. Th
e most prominent character Mr. Big, which she ends up marrying in a very Romantic comedy genre movie, causes her the most turmoil through the ten year period she had dated him. Back and forth dating, affairs, marriages and moving to different states and country's could not keep them apart. In between Carrie and Mr. Big, she dated others who also made Carrie realize who she really was. Three other who became famous in their own rights, were Aiden, Alesander Petrovski, and Berger. Sweet Lovable Aiden took Carrie back after she cheated on him with Mr. Big. He loved her deeply, but tried to change her. Trying to take the New York out of Carrie, and be something she was not made her feel restless and confused. Though she gave up smoking and contact with Big, Carrie ultimately realized that she was not the one for Aiden, and they parted ways the second time around. After Aiden there was the infamous Berger who cowardly broke up with her on a Post it, and invariably became famous for his lack of courtesy and human decency.
Alesander Petrovski the last man before the end of the season whisked a confused Carrie off to Paris, only to abandon her and force her to change into a dependent woman she could never be. Her mistake of running off to be with him and re-arrange her entire life made her realize how much of a New Yorker she was
. Mr. Big like New York could be the only man she could truly love, because in fact. Mr. Big represented all things New York. Big was the mysteriously successful, famous persona that the City represented, and though she had a tumultuous and difficult relationship she knew she wouldn't have it any other way.
Review of Chapter 11; “Digital Media and Culture”
According to Barker 97% of the non-western world is unconnected to the net for reasons relating to lack of financial capabilities, accessibility or the basic knowledge of its existence. For those who are aware and have access, the cybers-world has created a space for many to not only become consumers but also agents of a mass form of knowledge, whether educational to our interests or for our basic entertainment. He states that; the digital universe is overflowing with information. Optimists hail this as a wondrous expansion of human knowledge. This underpins a Utopian vision of the Internet as a space where we can educate ourselves and pursue our own interests and pastimes. In this view cyberspace is a dominion of playful identity constructions where anything is possible.” This directly relates to the current generation of youth where many have taken an active role in creating cyber personas and acting through them in order to create better lifestyles for themselves either through education or through building connections that reward them with benefits. One such example of the Internet as a place where anything can happen is Youtube. The website where anyone can post a homemade video allows the world to view pieces of ones life at a moment’s access. This allows for either instant attention or humiliation. Many have taken the Internet to their advantage and used it as a means of launching their entertainment careers. The Web has invariably created the ability for bands and actors to promote their talents and personalities without the need of an agent. Many entertainers have used the internet to promote their own marketability and used the tools of the web to gain a profit. Therefore the internet be seen as tool of consumption and not only for educational purposes. Now the current culture depends heavily on the internet for instant information, creating the need to know what is happening anywhere at any given time. Google even allows for one to digitally see the satellite pictures of any given street in any given place. This prompts the idea that our identities are no longer our own, especially when we create personas on the internet that can be looked up and viewed whenever and by whoever has access.
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