Narrative response
Sahan Jayawardena
New Girl
New girl is about how a girl lives
with three guys that are best friends. New Girl takes the typical notion that
girls are powerless, that girls have no say and that girls are just used for
sex. Jessica Day is a quirky girl that is like no other woman on television.
She is completely who she is and is one hundred percent okay with. She’s put in
to a dynamic with three guys that clearly have a lack of direction. They mesh
well together, but with Jess, it’s a smooth running machine.
Traditionally, if a girl moves in
with three guys that she barely knows, either a) she’s a slut or b) she is
going to be a slut. New Girl shatters this stereotype. Like the audience, the
three guys eventually learn to love Jess like a sister. She is untouchable not
only because of how independent she is, but also because of how confident she
is. This is translated in the TV show by her strong personality. The very
beginning of the show begins with her introducing herself to the three guys.
She’s trying to persuade them to let her stay at the apartment, and within the
first five minutes of the show, the audience and the three guys are won over by
her quirkiness.
Jessica comes in to the show with a
major problem that she tells the guys, and within the first week of her staying
with them, they are immediately there to help out. This proves how much
influence she has on them. Immediately after she’s introduced in to the living
dynamic, everything has changed. The power that she eventually develops in the
show stems from this moment.
New girl does a good job
transforming the image of single, independent woman. A lot of times they can be
overlooked and taken advantage of, but instead, Jessica Day wins over the
hearts of everybody she interacts. New Girl shatters the pre-conceived notion
that woman are powerless by portraying Jessica in a fun, quirky way. Overall I
very much enjoyed this show and have been addicted every since the first
episode.
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