Comparing Roseanne and My Family

Roseanne

Themes

  • Anniversary
  • Romance
  • Work ethic (the Cs got by the two girls for different reasons)
  • Moral principles (cutting up the frog)
  • Striving for the American Dream (adults want a better life for the kids and Roseanne wants it but Dan doesn’t)
  • Male and female expectations of the other

My Family

Themes

  • Anniversary
  • Love and the showing of it
  • Man’s love for his car (Ben but not Nick)
  • Family ties (Abi has never seen any)
  • Manipulation of Ben (financial by Nick; emotional; by Susan)
  • Male and female expectations of the other
  • Michael and his pubescent sexuality.

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