Friends Is A Utilitarian Sense Of Individualism

There are some television shows that run for a couple of seasons and then get cut, then there are shows that make a person think ‘how is it even possible to run for that many seasons?’ Friends is one of those shows. Friends has been a huge part of my childhood, my parents watched it so I watched it, we would view the new episode every week. There were new episodes coming out for the first eight years of my life, and of course I continued to watch reruns after that. I remember watching the final episode air on tv and crying because it was over, silly? Yes. But a lot of Americans had the same reaction as an eight year old girl. People are able to easily identify with the characters and situations, which makes it so entertaining to watch. Friends resonated with Americans so much that it then got broadcasted in 24 other countries and got nominated 211 times for a variety of awards and won 69 times (IMDb.com). Even though it has been off the air for 12 years it continues to
In the utilitarian sense of individualism a person is just looking out for their own interests, this can primarily be seen when the main characters interact with others. The first episode Rachel has run out of her wedding and she is on the phone with her father telling him why she ran out “It's like all my life everybody keeps telling that I'm a shoe. You're a shoe, you're a shoe, you're a shoe! But what if I don't want to be a shoe anymore? Maybe I'm a purse, or a hat” (IMDb.com). Here Rachel clearly was looking out for what she wanted, of course she shouldn’t have stayed with her fiance since she was not happy, but she clearly has herself on her mind or else she may have ended the engagement with more care. The whole character of Rachel begins very individualistic, but as the seasons go on she becomes more and more caring for others, especially when she has her daughter