My research question: Can Buffy be an effective slayer while dealing with her feelings for Angel?
Some can argue that while in a relationship, girls put more into the relationship than guys do. They become so emotionally attached to the other person that if they broke up, the girl would take it harder than the guy would and it would take longer for her to get over him than vice versa. I'm one that would agree with that statement because girls are, by nature, more emotional than guys and they can really mess up more important things in their lives by not controlling their feelings.
In the case of Buffy Summers, she is a vampire killer in love with her "prey" and she now can't distinguish what is morally right and wrong. The vampire she is in love with is the only one of his kind that has a soul and is trying to make up for his past sins by taking down his brethren. Is Buffy convinced that because he's a bad guy trying to be good, he's perfecting himself, therefore making himself a more suitable companion for her? When a girl is in love with someone, they have a tendency to turn a blind eye to the negative things and stay focused on what they want to love about the person. Buffy loves that Angel is trying to change his ways. Therefore, Buffy will only see the good that Angel is doing and not think about the bad that he has already done.
Not only do girls ignore the bad, but they also have a tendency to mold themselves to the guy's liking. At first, Buffy was dead set on keeping the peace as a slayer, getting rid of evil, and, most importantly, not killing humans. But what happens when a human goes to the dark side and starts aligning themselves with evil? The pre-Angel Buffy would have found a way, no matter how difficult it was, to try to bring the "evil" human back to the good side. However, now that she is in love with Angel and will essentially do anything for him, she kills the human and brakes her premier rule as a slayer. Has her feelings for Angel gotten in the way of Buffy's true self and morals so much that she will act out of character just to make a guy happy? Is Buffy even technically on the good side anymore because she chooses to murder instead of help humans?
This free write DEFINITELY helped put a page in my paper:)
Some can argue that while in a relationship, girls put more into the relationship than guys do. They become so emotionally attached to the other person that if they broke up, the girl would take it harder than the guy would and it would take longer for her to get over him than vice versa. I'm one that would agree with that statement because girls are, by nature, more emotional than guys and they can really mess up more important things in their lives by not controlling their feelings.
In the case of Buffy Summers, she is a vampire killer in love with her "prey" and she now can't distinguish what is morally right and wrong. The vampire she is in love with is the only one of his kind that has a soul and is trying to make up for his past sins by taking down his brethren. Is Buffy convinced that because he's a bad guy trying to be good, he's perfecting himself, therefore making himself a more suitable companion for her? When a girl is in love with someone, they have a tendency to turn a blind eye to the negative things and stay focused on what they want to love about the person. Buffy loves that Angel is trying to change his ways. Therefore, Buffy will only see the good that Angel is doing and not think about the bad that he has already done.
Not only do girls ignore the bad, but they also have a tendency to mold themselves to the guy's liking. At first, Buffy was dead set on keeping the peace as a slayer, getting rid of evil, and, most importantly, not killing humans. But what happens when a human goes to the dark side and starts aligning themselves with evil? The pre-Angel Buffy would have found a way, no matter how difficult it was, to try to bring the "evil" human back to the good side. However, now that she is in love with Angel and will essentially do anything for him, she kills the human and brakes her premier rule as a slayer. Has her feelings for Angel gotten in the way of Buffy's true self and morals so much that she will act out of character just to make a guy happy? Is Buffy even technically on the good side anymore because she chooses to murder instead of help humans?
This free write DEFINITELY helped put a page in my paper:)
This is fascinating, because it is so true. Girls will do a lot to get a guy. I like how Buffy overexagerates common themes of our life. Like sometimes girls give up too much time with their friends for a guy, and it hurts them emotionally. But when it comes to Buffy, it's life or death. Super interesting.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Buffy doesn't lead what we would consider a "normal" life. She sacrifices so much and yet we think that we have the hardest lives on earth.
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