Six Feet Under Update

In the last few episodes of Six Feet Under that I have read, Ruth has been dealing with conflicting emotions that she has for two men in her life, Hyriam and Nikolai. Nate is dealing with trying to keep up with Brenda while trying to convince her that they have a good romance and hope she will not bore of him. Which has become increasingly hard for Nate because even though he loved Brenda, he has to deal with her bipolar brother, Billy.  David is trying to keep his life together as well as help keep his boyfriend, Keith's life from getting to hectic either. And Claire having the better luck at the moment by discovering that she has budding talent to become an artist.

I think that a good idea to bring into my paper would be to bring up how hectic all of the characters lives are, but they are too wrapped up in themselves to notice that their entire family is have just about as much trouble as themselves. Even though they are family they never really talk to one another, and one tries to talk they end up getting shut down, this is usually Ruth. I think it would be interesting to show how disconnected an entire family can be even though they all live under the same roof.

thesis statement ideas

So far I have read through almost three seasons of Six Feet Under. And one thing that I have noticed throughout the book  is that even though all of the main characters s the show, David seems to be the most troubled out of all the characters. I when I was first researching for who I wanted to write my paper on I came across a few passages that said that Alan Ball loved putting himself into his writing. And he has done this very well with the character david. One of the biggest things you will notice between the two is the fact that they are gay. One of the biggest things that david over comes within the first few seasons is admitting to his family that he is gay. Alan Ball is openly gay and often brings these similar subjects into the shows he write. I think that this would be an interesting thing to investigate through my paper.

Corpse Symbolism

So Far I have read up to the season one finale of Six feet Under: Scene Eleven: Ruth's Car.

(In the first season episodes I have read, Nate Fisher, has been sucked into the family business, only to be kept under his younger brothers thumb. Claire and Ruth Fisher are struggling with their disheveled mother daughter relationship. Ruth is also trying to forgive herself for cheating on Nathaniel while he was still alive. And David Fisher tries to find a balance between home and work, while being pressured by his boyfriend to come out to his family that he's gay and is also being stalked by an obsessed woman.)

I think Alan Ball most defiantly uses symbolism in his writing. The Six Feet Under episodes that I have just finished show many different uses of symbolism. The one that I think shows up the most and most clearly is the conversations the main characters have with corpses that the family business takes in. In the episodes I have read so far all of the main characters have to work their way through some kind crisis that they have discovered. I think that the dead bodies, or possibly, the souls of the deceased at as a conscience for whom ever they are talking to. A soul that occurs quite often is the soul of the dead father and husband of the Fisher family, Nathaniel. All of the main characters have spoken to Nathaniel so far. And every time they do it is to discuss a problem the other leading character is having to face. But what makes me think that the souls are more of a conscience, then a psychologist is how they talk in favor of the one they are speaking to. They talk as if they are talking with themselves.