Analysis Of I Love Lucy-Job Switching
After reading the "Programs" Chapter of the “Television Studies” textbook, one of the most important points of the chapter to me was the assertion that scholars made. They stated that television studies put their focus more on the importance of sociocultural implications of shows and not on the aesthetics of the show. I think it is important to consider this before analyzing the episode, because I'm sure many viewers could discuss the special effects, set design, etc. To focus on an episode from the socio-cultural point, it would benefit to apply critical analysis when discussing and analysing an episode of scene. To summarize, “critical ideological analysis is any analysis that examines the construction and depiction of power relations in
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The main ideology there is gender roles in society. I was so astonished how Lucy answered her husband. It was almost as he was talking to her like he would to a child or even a pet when they do something bad or disobey. This episode scene stresses the fact that women have certain skills to survive in their spheres and same with men. “Rather than address the potential for gender equality, the episode plays instead on the idea that women’s skills make them more suitable for housework, and men’s skills make them more suitable for jobs outside” (Home is Where the Housewife Is, 2014). The article Home is Where the Housewife Is, talked about the fact that even though women may itch to get out into the world, and have true freedom in their career, they are limited on their skill levels. In the episode, Lucy and Ethel cannot think of any skills that they posses. When put in the work environment, they truly see that they are meant to stay at home. Fred and Ricky also realize that their wives are much more valuable than they previously thought. They realized that they bring the money into the family, however, their wives feed them and do everything else for them. This episode shows that women do not need to go and find a job out somewhere else. Being a stay at home wife is a job within itself (Home is Where the Housewife Is,
The main ideology there is gender roles in society. I was so astonished how Lucy answered her husband. It was almost as he was talking to her like he would to a child or even a pet when they do something bad or disobey. This episode scene stresses the fact that women have certain skills to survive in their spheres and same with men. “Rather than address the potential for gender equality, the episode plays instead on the idea that women’s skills make them more suitable for housework, and men’s skills make them more suitable for jobs outside” (Home is Where the Housewife Is, 2014). The article Home is Where the Housewife Is, talked about the fact that even though women may itch to get out into the world, and have true freedom in their career, they are limited on their skill levels. In the episode, Lucy and Ethel cannot think of any skills that they posses. When put in the work environment, they truly see that they are meant to stay at home. Fred and Ricky also realize that their wives are much more valuable than they previously thought. They realized that they bring the money into the family, however, their wives feed them and do everything else for them. This episode shows that women do not need to go and find a job out somewhere else. Being a stay at home wife is a job within itself (Home is Where the Housewife Is,