The Perfect Balance

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Have you ever wanted to watch a show that displays the core values of family and makes you laugh your socks off? Well if the answer is yes, you should check out Modern Family. Modern Family is an American comedy series that airs Wednesday nights at 9 pm on ABC. The main premise of the show is about three “modern” families living in California that are all interrelated. They are all related through Jay Pritchett and his two children, Claire and Mitchell. Jay’s family consists of Jay’s much younger new wife, Gloria, her son, Manny, and Jay’s and Gloria’s son, Fugencio (Joe). Claire’s family consists of Claire’s husband Phil, and their three children, Hayley, Alex, and Luke. Lastly Mitchell’s family consists of his partner, Cam and their adopted daughter Lily. Each of the three intermediate families is unique in their own way and the families counteract each other making the show have an overall entertaining and amusing plot. Each of the characters on the show consists of either Romantic or Enlightenment qualities, and the two people that embody these qualities the most are Phil and Claire. Claire outwardly exhibits the more enlightened point of view on things, while Phil demonstrates the more romantic point of view. Claire Dunphey, the mother of three rambunctious teenagers, exhibits many qualities of the enlightened thinker, also known as a philisophe. One of these qualities is that Claire strives to better her community and her society. As shown in the episode, “Slow Down Your Neighbors” Claire becomes intent on catching and putting a stop to a sports car that has been speeding through their neighborhood, consequently endangering the lives of the residents. To further increase her chances of catching the car she makes a great de... ... middle of paper ... ...ic characters. The show creates a balance between the to opposing forces within each of the couples. Since the couples are very different, the contradicting romantic and enlightened characteristics of each cause the couple to fit really well together. Each of the couples offset each other in a very good way. For example Phil and Claire are a very good couple because ones more of a dreamer and the other is more of a thinker. This causes for good parenting because the children have two different types of people to look up to and the children can have a balance between the two characteristics. Also the relationship works well since it doesn’t cause them to be bored of each other since they are very different people. Seeing that all these factors play into the show as a whole, it causes the show to be both entertaining, relatable, and appeals to a wide range of viewers.

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