True Blood and Gender Roles

True Blood and Gender Presentation In The HBO television series True Blood, there is a wide variety of characters that could be discussed. I’m going to focus on the three leading female characters and the stereotypes that keep the audience coming back for more. Sex sells or at least makes everything a bit more interesting and with this show there is plenty of sexual innuendo to go around. For such a small town Bon Temps sure has its share of hot temptresses. To focus on the ladies means I will be discussing feminine-masculine gender roles since all three characters portray just that. Sookie Stackhouse, the female lead, is a fairy and telepath. This 5’5 tight-bodied sexy blonde has the ability to hear other’s thoughts. A gift she has suffered with since she was a child. She is a waitress at Merlotte’s bar in her hometown of Bon Temps. Sookie started the series off as a virgin with a bit of a sexual curiosity. Which all changed shortly after she met her first vampire customer named Bill Compton. Bill is a tall, pale and handsome 173 year-old vampire who has taken up residency down the road from Sookie. She attracts men all around her albeit vampires, werewolves, or shapeshifters. They are all drawn to her maybe because she just has that effect on men or maybe it’s just her sweet tasting fairy blood. Whatever the reason, Sookie always has someone by her side. Sookie when not in her boat neck tight white shirt with snug black shorts would more than likely have on a sundress. Sells 2
Tara Thornton, Sookie’s best friend, and an independent female defined by her relationship with her alcoholic mother. She is the bartender at Merlotte’s. Tara is strong willed, quick-lipped, and very in touch with her sexual self. She is polar opposite of Sookie she is physically fit and a girl not to be reckoned with. She has had a few rendezvous with a variety of men yet she is not portrayed as sexual as Sookie. Tara has slept with her boss, a vampire, her boyfriend,