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1 Introduction 2

2 Background Information

2.1 The Series “Desperate Housewives” 3

2.2 The Opening Credits 4

3 The Paintings

3.1 Modification 5

3.2 Seduction 6

3.3 Motherhood 9

3.4 Perfect Housewife 11

3.5 Aged Woman 14

4 Conclusion 16

5 Appendix

5.1 Bibliography 17

5.2 Images 18
1 Introduction

“In the town of Fairview there’s a street called Wisteria Lane; a peaceful cul-de-sac with manicured lawns and beautiful houses. It’s a place where you know all your neighbors and your neighbors know all about you. It’s the perfect suburban fantasy.

But, behind every picket fence there are secrets.”

It is this look behind the perfect facade which constitutes the individual character of the TV series ‘Desperate Housewives’. By doing so, the problems, secrets and fears of the women shall be revealed.

Another



Bibliography: ‚Die berühmtesten Gemälde der Welt‘ . Bergisch Gladbach. imprimatur Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. 1976 Coogan, Michael David [ed.] http://paganwican.about.com/od/godsandgodesses/p/Isis.htm 5 May 2011 Wong, Carol, VP/ Executive Producer, 2010 yU+co USA

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