Saturday, March 2, 2013

Reaction to American Horror Story discussion

I was very intrigued by the discussion we had on Tuesday about American Horror Story, and how much it really does relate to the concept of "sick" and "sickening" women, in the first two seasons.  The first season focuses on a family and the past inhabitants of their new house.  The main female character is the mother whose husband cheated on her and she unfortunately also suffered from a miscarriage.  She is somewhat ridiculed by the gynecologist when she is unsure about having another child.  This shows that even in modern times, women are somewhat viewed for their role as chore fillers and baby makers.    The maid is seen as the promiscuous character, because she is single and "lowly", and is used as a scapegoat for the cheating/curious husbands.  It's almost as if she is being made out to represent a prostitute.  The second season focuses on a hospital for the mentally ill, during the mid 20th century.  The staff is made up of a head priest and the nuns.  The head nun is in charge of most of the hospital, until she starts to see that things are going awry and sees that even the doctors there are not stable or genuine people.  Because she "rebels", she is made out to be crazy and taken in as a patient.

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