Analysis of Reality Television:
The Hero
We all watch movies or read books where you can clearly define the hero of the story. He or she is usually the main character of the story and goes above and beyond to show selfless and usually dangerous acts to protect the people. There may also be conflicting ideas of who the hero is. For example, would you consider Superman or Clark Kent to be the hero? At times, it is not so obvious who the hero is. This is the case when referring to reality programs.
Initially, you would not think that there would be a hero on a reality program. However, if you consider the characteristics of a hero, then you will find that there almost always is a hero of the sorts. For instance, America’s Next Top Model is a reality modeling competition. This season has former “competitors” who were given a second chance. These models were selected by votes that were cast by the viewers. One of the models, Allison, does display hero characteristics. You will not tune in to see her leap tall buildings to save Tyra Banks; however, you will see her genuinely caring for the other models on the show. Whenever someone is upset, she is there to listen, encourage and support them.
Other reality programs such as Survivor, usually emits someone who leads their team to victory. In this case, the leader would be considered a hero. Some non-competition shows can have several heroes that correspond to different situations.
I think no matter what form of entertainment we are engaged in, we always look for the hero. In reality programming, there is always one personality that tends to rub us the wrong way. In this case, we anticipate that someone will step up and be the hero and dismiss the enemy. We applaud antics, whether good or bad, that rids us of having to suffer through the irritations of that personality we don’t particularly like. In the end, we all expect a hero in any scenario.
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