I chose to re-watch the episode “Witch” from the first season. I liked the whole theme of parents putting too much pressure on their kids and not letting them live their own lives. In this episode, Buffy decides to try out for cheerleading. Girl’s on the squad start getting hurt, Buffy realizes these aren’t natural causes. There is a witch somewhere casting spells to hurt these girls, eventually getting them kicked off the squad. Buffy figures out it is one of the alternates, Amy, who is doing this to the girls. Amy’s mom, Catherine, was a super star cheerleader in high school, and they would call her “Catherine the Great”. Buffy knows Amy is forced to live in her mom’s shadow. Later in the episode, we find out that Amy’s mom’s expectations for Amy are much higher than a normal parent’s expectations should be. When Buffy and Giles show up to Amy’s house to talk to her mom, they are shocked to find out Amy’s mom has switched bodies with Amy just to cheer on the cheerleading squad. When Buffy says to Amy (in her mom’s body), “She switched your bodies didn’t she? She wanted to relive her glory days”, she pretty much explains the situation perfectly. Amy’s mom believed that since Amy was not living up to her standards, she was “wasting her youth,” so Catherine decided to take it. Some parents are way too harsh on their kids when it comes to expectations. Why do adults want to relive their experiences through their kids? Do they not realize it’s their child’s life not theirs. Parents should learn to be happy for their children and not try to control their lives.
Hey Emily,
ReplyDeleteI think this is an interesting topic to do your paper on, because it happens so often in today's society. Especially at our age, we either know of someone who is dealing with this, or have delt with it ourselves. I think that I would find interest in reading your paper, and finding out what the answers to some of your questions are.