Italian Essay
Ric Sander
6 Feburary 2013
English II
Ms. Marsland
Power: Good or Bad? The TV series "Glee" is about a High School chior group that struggles through every day situations such as relationships, sexuality, and social issues. Not only does this show focus on the choir group, but on the entire school demostrating the immense differences in power opon each student. the show establishes a great deal of Marxist/Social class critcism which is the focus on the way characters behave and treat others based on their class. Glee exposes that if you make a lot of money you will be happier, more powerful and certainly more sucessful. One of the first scenes in Glee is Will Schuester pulling into the parking lot of William McKinley High School. Wills car is obviously very damaged, with parts hanging from it and paint chippings. Will is a spanish teacher clearly not making a lot of money. Later on in the episode Will's wife actually complains and tells him to become an accountant. Basically, shes trying to say that even though teaching is his passion, he should do something he doesnt love so that he will have more money, making him more sucessful and her more happy. Another scene in Glee shows Will minipulating Fin to join Glee club. Will takes drugs and says he found them in Fins locker. Will tells Fin that if he doesnt join the Glee club, Will will have to report the drugs which will get Fin kicked off the football team and Fin will be in a lot of trouble.the reason he wants Fin in the glee club is because Fin is popular, which leads Will to believe that more popular students will also want to join. In this scene Will is abusing his power as a teacher to get Fin to do something. Will is also demostrating that the more power the glee club gains, the more successful they will be. The opening scene of Glee is the cheerleading team practicing. The team is completely in sync with one another. As soon as the cheerleaders make a mistake the coach bellows orders at
6 Feburary 2013
English II
Ms. Marsland
Power: Good or Bad? The TV series "Glee" is about a High School chior group that struggles through every day situations such as relationships, sexuality, and social issues. Not only does this show focus on the choir group, but on the entire school demostrating the immense differences in power opon each student. the show establishes a great deal of Marxist/Social class critcism which is the focus on the way characters behave and treat others based on their class. Glee exposes that if you make a lot of money you will be happier, more powerful and certainly more sucessful. One of the first scenes in Glee is Will Schuester pulling into the parking lot of William McKinley High School. Wills car is obviously very damaged, with parts hanging from it and paint chippings. Will is a spanish teacher clearly not making a lot of money. Later on in the episode Will's wife actually complains and tells him to become an accountant. Basically, shes trying to say that even though teaching is his passion, he should do something he doesnt love so that he will have more money, making him more sucessful and her more happy. Another scene in Glee shows Will minipulating Fin to join Glee club. Will takes drugs and says he found them in Fins locker. Will tells Fin that if he doesnt join the Glee club, Will will have to report the drugs which will get Fin kicked off the football team and Fin will be in a lot of trouble.the reason he wants Fin in the glee club is because Fin is popular, which leads Will to believe that more popular students will also want to join. In this scene Will is abusing his power as a teacher to get Fin to do something. Will is also demostrating that the more power the glee club gains, the more successful they will be. The opening scene of Glee is the cheerleading team practicing. The team is completely in sync with one another. As soon as the cheerleaders make a mistake the coach bellows orders at