Monday, April 12, 2010

Who really killed Jenny?


Jenny Schecter is a complicated, mess of a person on the Showtime series The L Word. Like Dr. Frankenstein, Jenny is oblivious to her surroundings. Her wake up call comes in the form of a woman, Marina. After moving to Los Angeles with her boyfriend, Jenny becomes immersed in the lesbian world of Los Angeles. Throughout her journey on the show, Jenny experiences many ups and downs. She goes through numerous relationships, both sexual and friendship based, becomes a cutter, moves back home with her parents, returns, and ultimately resembles the lacking of emotion in that of sociopathic people. For example, Jenny has been friends with Tina since she moved to Los Angeles. Tina has always been a trusted and cherished friend to Jenny. However, when Jenny might lose her rights as a writer to her film, she decides to risk Tina's job as a producer and her friendship by stealing the footage. She doesn't tell Tina that she takes the footage and lets Tina get blamed and fired for it going missing. By the last season of the show, Jenny has become a complete Frankenstein. Her utter appearance makes the people around her cringe and she is aware of how hideous she is. Like the Creature, Jenny still tries to redeem herself. While doing these small acts of kindness, she also displays some horrific personality traits and habits. She relates to the scene in Frankenstein when the Creature is in the cave and sees the young boy. His intention was to take the boy as a companion and make him apart of his non-existent family. However, the boy screams at the sight of the monster and the monster kills him. Jenny had good intentions at times, but usually nothing ever had great results. Both Jenny and the monster were seen as less than human to the people around them. With the examination of each character's actions and mindset when acting, the complete opposite is evident. They both displayed the animalistic and sensitive nature of a human being. To both of their dismays, their inate attachment to the human condition never worked in their favor.

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