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Compare how the representation of gender is explored in the narratives of the two television programmes you have studied. The two sitcoms I’m going to compare are ‘Friends’ and ‘Seinfeld’.
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Compare how the representation of gender is explored in the narratives of the two television programmes you have studied. The two sitcoms I'm going to compare are 'Friends' and 'Seinfeld'. Both are American sitcoms based in glamorous city, New York, this is done because the state is filled with cars, people and their famous yellow taxis, as there are more than 11 million people that live there, this simply adds to the busy, fast paced, hectic style of both sitcoms. For instance, if they where set in a remote, quite setting the situations would be half as animated and lively, this type of social setting is not uncommon for American sitcoms, for instance In this particular 'Friends' episode the Chandler- Monica relationship is imperative in how gender is represented. Chandler deviates from the traditional masculinity associated with males. He is depicted as 'feminine' and 'girly', this contrasts with his wife Monica...
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