I will analyze the fictional character penny and Amy from the television sitcom The Big Bang Theory (TBBT). TBBT airs on CBS and was created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady. The sitcom premiered in 2007 and will begin its 6th season this fall.
The sitcom brings lots of fun to the audience. The reason I choose it to analyze is that TBBT is a very popular show not only in the US but also all over the world such as in China. The characters in TBBT show several gender stereotype including blonde and female Ph.D. The sitcom shows, or imagines the funny life of scientists, which is unknown and mysterious to the audience.
Penny and Amy are two important female characters in TBBT. They are two person who are totally different from each other. Penny is a blonde who is not well educated and had many boyfriends in the past, while Amy is a Ph.D. and know little about how to get together with people. Penny is a normal pretty girl in the US, however, she is really special in TBBT because all other characters are well and highly educated. On the contrary, Amy is similar to other character is TBBT, however she is not that normal compared to ‘normal’ US girls.
I think it will be very interesting to analyze Penny and Amy in a gender perspective.
OK.