ENG 101: Article Of Peerenting, Trophy Wives, and Effeminate Men

Wang Xingran
Professor Yanez
ENG 101
8 November 2017
Analysis essay- draft 2
TV shows are predominantly used for entertainment purposes. Even though this is the case, there are some subtle themes therein. These themes might be geared towards helping people embrace certain morals, or to generally help carve out certain kinds of lifestyles for the society. It is indeed the reason as to why the TV is deemed to be very influential in the lives of people, from the basic family unit especially. By these programs, these ideals and values continuously get entrenched in the society, and hence taken as a norm. Modern Family is a show littered with teachings and hidden meanings. It is conventional for TV shows to be all about sex, alcohol and Modern Family show is no exception because such aspects have been incorporated in the show. Nonetheless, the show is a little bit different from the TV shows we are used to because it mainly focused on the family aspect of life’s numerous dramas. Christina LaVecchia argues about the maintenance of traditional and cultural values in the show. The following essay explores how Christina M. LaVecchia used credible and sufficient evidence to support her arguments and claims in the analysis of the show in her article Of Peerenting, Trophy Wives, and Effeminate Men: Modern Family's Surprisingly Conservative Remediation of the Family Sitcom Genre.
Through focusing on the family, the show helps to cover and subsequently bring out pertinent issues that often relate to family life. While they might appear to be normal and often simple, these issues help define everyone. Moreover, the show is different from most shows on television because of the characters’ diversity and the implausible quotidian circumstances that thousands of viewers can relate to. Christina M. LaVecchia’s article on the remediation of the family's sitcom TV show series provides a critical analysis of the Modern Family show and depicts how the show has played a considerable role in revolutionizing TV entertainment. Moreover, there will be a discussion of whether the evidence used was apt for the author’s audience and goal.
Christina M. LaVecchia’ explores various ways of supporting arguments. The ways can be a representation of a credible and adequate evidence use to back arguments because ultimately her audience is convinced and compelled to support her claims. Firstly, she uses examples to support her claims. For instance, she claims that the Modern Family show maintains the traditional family roles, even if the name of the show and the family structure...