Analytically Speaking

Analytically Speaking

The show I chose is Family Guy to analyze. The show opens with Stewie piloting a fighter spacecraft with Rupert as his copilot battling the Death Star which is really a facsimile of Peter. As the scene changes to reality stew is on the couch attacking Peter with his little model spacecraft and Rupert is by his side. The scene changes to Chris spying on Meg's diary and a tussle ensues and Stewie is caught in crossfire and gets bounced down the stairs and receives a severe laceration. Maggie and Chris investigate the damage; is he alive or dead? Maggie asks he is breathing that's a good sign right? Now the cover up is on the way. They put Stewie in bed to hide them from their mother. Then they offered to do favors as a way to keep her off guard. Soon they decide to clean the wind and Peter walks in and asks how long is too even unconscious then he joins the conspiracy. When all else fails to revive Stewie, Peter decides to take drastic measures. He pitches still way behind the wheels of the car as Lois tries to leave. She ran Stewie over and upon discovery began looking for ways to cover up the situation.
Stewie is using his imagination to exact revenge on those he considers inferior. Peter is being disturbed while watching television give Stewie the slough off. These are both typical actions in a normal family on a day-to-day basis. Next we move on to Chris spying on Meg's diary once again typical behavior. An adolescent female confiding her personal secrets to a diary, and a young male using his (in his opinion) superior intellect to uncover secrets. When he is caught in the act a struggle begins and the chase and Stewie is knock down the stairs. When they arrive on the scene Meg being the older child begins to assess the situation and looks for support from Chris. They put Stewie in bed thinking that all will take care of itself if they just give it time. When Lois comes in, Chris and Meg guard Stewie and run interference. The cover-up is typical of kids in trouble. When Peter discovers Stewie is unconscious he begins to console the kids by explaining how he has done the same thing many times himself. As a father he feels his son is tough and will snap out of it so joins the cover up. When their efforts fail Meg once again turns to her motherly instincts and wants to take Stewie to the hospital. Meg wants to do what's right but is torn by guilt. Peter says he has one last trick, he throws Stewie under the wheels of the car when Lois tries to leave. Lois discovers to her horror that she is run over her son. Being a quick thinking person she decides the best option is a cover-up. She wants to pay it on someone else not knowing it was just pinned on her. Her first instinct was to lie, lay blame and cover-up. These are all totally natural human emotions. It takes a much bigger person to stop and evaluate the situation, to make a corrective action and to hold up for one's mistakes. When I was about 12 years old I crashed a brand-new garden tractor into a tree. My first instinct was to park it in the garage and pretend I didn't know anything about it. Instead I realized I would lose the faith and trust of those I care about so instead I went and reported the situation. I did explain that I get hit the face of the branch as I went under the tree and lost control. Instead of being mad they merely bought the parts and replaced them. I realized it was much better to take responsibility and maintain the trust because it's very hard to regain what is lost.