Katlynn Fuller
COMPSTD 1100
November 23, 2020
Text Review Assignment
I will be reviewing the show Schitt’s Creek by Daniel and Eugene Levy. In summary this show is about a very wealthy family who loses all of their fortune and is forced to move to a small rural town and live in a two bedroom motel room. There are many themes from our class that can be found in this show. The main theme is One and the Other. This theme ran two ways in the show. At the beginning the Rose family, the wealthy ones, felt as if they were the One and that the poor community was the Other. In the end the Rose family had learned many valuable lessons from the small community such as learning to do more with less and learning to cherish the things that you have. The community gained respect for the family even though they may have been envious at first. There was a very strong socioeconomic status divide in this show. Both extremes were expressed and many lessons were learned from both the rich family and the poor community.
The son David was homosexual and he was one of the only homosexual people in the whole town of Schitt’s Creek. He was very uncomfortable expressing his true colors. Once he did he found that he was greeted with love and acceptance from members of the community. There were times of judgement in this show and overall they were diminished by showing people that what is on the inside matters the most. I feel as if this show creates a huge gateway for the homosexual community to open up and gives them one positive example on how expressing their feelings can do great things for those around them. Identity played a very strong role in the beginning of the film. The Rose family felt that their name and status was more important than anything. They soon were forced to be humble and realized when they let go of their power of money they were able to accept others for who they were instead of what they owned. I also feel as if the directors of this show want to show how judging a book by its cover or a person by its looks only is hindering everyone involved.
The characters chose to embrace the community around them and make the most of their situation even if at times they missed their old lifestyle. Once the characters opened up they realized that they each had something to offer and things weren’t so bad outside of their comfortable shell of the life they once knew. A few main themes I feel as if the author wanted to express were acceptance, the power of being humble, exploring new identities and never letting go of reality for money.