Analysis of the characters in the American drama "Six Feet Under"-ruth

Fabiola 2022-03-24 09:01:40

Six Feet Below is an American drama I accidentally watched recently. After watching an episode, I was attracted by the setting and story in it. The father, the head of the family, has the aura of the male lead, but he was killed by a car not long after he got up. As the eldest son, Knight is free and easy, humorous, handsome and romantic. A woman flirts in all kinds of ways, and she gets off the plane and has fun. The second son, David, looked dull and boring at first glance, always elongated his face, and seemed to be an ascetic, but the truth was the exact opposite. He is very secretive about his homosexuality, and already has a black boyfriend who has been with him for a long time. The youngest daughter, Claire, was a high school student. The day her father died, she took medicine. Next is the mother. This is a character that left a deep impression on me. I was talking on the phone with my husband a second ago. The tacit dialogue and natural feeling make people feel the harmony between the two that has been polished by time. A second later, at her husband's wedding, she revealed to everyone that she had cheated. Unbelievable.

The story of the first episode has already shown the relationship and status of the family. The subsequent episodes are also showing us the relationship and changes of the four of them. Now I really admire and appreciate the screenwriter. The great thing about him is that he sees the relationship between people in life so thoroughly. Especially family, we are related by blood, we care about each other, we demand each other, we are disappointed with each other, understand each other, we are familiar with each other, but also strangers to each other. The Knights seem to be in a state of dissociation and avoidance of conflict. As a mother ruth, on the surface, she is loving and harmonious with her husband, but in fact, the two have moved further and further in their hearts, and the three grown children gradually don't need her. She has her own hobbies, but no one knows, everyone has grown accustomed to her being the beaded middle-aged woman who surrounds the kitchen, her husband, children, and family. And her character seems to be the same. In the second season, Ruth wanted to make peace with her sister and invited her to come to the house for dinner. But the younger sister was still the "sister", and the two couldn't help but quarrel again. Ruth hates why her sister is always so happy, and she is like a grudge, working too hard all day for her family. Why is this happening. In this story, it can be seen that ruth lost her parents very early. She began to take care of the family, take care of her sister, take care of her grandmother, and consider other people's thoughts when she was very young, but her sister was different, but she was able to live very well. very happy. Ruth felt unfair, very unfair. Ruth couldn't figure it out, but she didn't know that God was fair. After her sister was 21 years old, she would never love others again, and she would never give birth to children. Instead, she envied her sister who had a complete and warm home.

As a professional housewife, Ruth can be said to be well-protected by her husband. She acts as an accountant for her husband, but she doesn't pay attention to the fact that her husband will hold funerals and make certain transactions for others. His husband has his own private space outside. And ruth doesn't know. Two people love each other, just like the relationship between the left hand and the right hand, but they can't go to each other's heart. Ruth can also feel some of her husband's indifference, and she has a personality that walks on tiptoe, thinking about others more than herself, and then she met a hairdresser, and her inner desires overwhelmed her reason, and it lasted for two years. It's better for your husband to be ashamed and blame yourself. It was not until her husband died that she realized that she still loved her husband. poor ruth.

After her husband died, Ruth still maintained a relationship with the barber. Although her children did not like to see the barber, she seemed to have a sense of revenge. Revenge on the husband, revenge on the children, or revenge on yourself?

The death of her husband has completely changed Ruth's life. She has always been centered on him. Without him, her world collapsed and there was nothing left. She wanted to make a change, to get out of this pain. So she went out and looked for a job.

The boss of the job is a brutish Russian. He fell in love with Ruth and praised her unabashedly. She has always been conservative. How could she accept such a bold and wild love? She was extremely cautious. The barber is a blind, beautiful, gentle and connotative woman he gave up. Ruth is not at all sad, yes, he is just a lonely companion for a while. Since people have found their true love, it is better to let go. Yes, people with a personality like a barber are destined to have no passion when they are with Ruth. They are all cautious and afraid of being hurt. How can we stay together for a long time? Maybe the screenwriter just wants to find a suitable man for ruty, or maybe he wants ruth to grow up by getting to know more men.

Things went smoothly and Ruth was with the Russian boss. maintain a certain distance lover relationship. Or only this man can recognize the beauty of ruth.

Ruth's feelings are almost finished, and the story of her and her children has not yet been told. Of the three children, I thought that Claire or David would have a closer relationship with her, but I didn't expect it to be Knight, who had not returned home for a long time. He understands his mother's cheating. And support the mother to speak her mind. But the later development gave me another view of Knight. I don't think it was him who understood his mother in the early days, but that he had such a free-spirited attitude that he didn't care. And David, he was busy making sex calls, busy dating young men, and everything was as unspeakable as his identity. In front of his mother ruth and others he is much different. He wants to be a good son. I don't want to disappoint my mother. Until later, Ruth accidentally found out about his sexual orientation and found many opportunities to communicate with David, but David remained silent. At this time, Ruth was extremely helpless, unable to urge, force, scold, or speak. Even Claire, who I think will grow best in the future, is also an ignorant young daughter who needs to be taken care of by others. She and her mother always have some subtle advance and retreat. She is the child who communicates with Ruth the most. Ruth failed to notice Claire's talent, and Claire failed to notice her mother's pain. Mother and daughter after all, Claire is developing in a sensitive and meticulous direction, and I believe she will understand Ruth one day.

I have too much attention and preference for ruth as a person, every woman goes through what ruth goes through. When a person reaches middle age, his appearance is gone. The children have grown up and there is a lack of passion with the husband. Moreover, half of his life was spent on family, and he was unfamiliar with the outside world. ruth she is changing, growing and discovering. We came to this world naked, and in the end we had to leave naked by ourselves. When we are not needed, we truly know the meaning of life.

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Six Feet Under quotes

  • [holding picture]

    Nate: There's something weird about twins, about these twins anyway.

    [shows picture to Brenda]

    Brenda: They're cute.

    Nate: They smell like bananas.

  • Claire: You know, at first I was worried, but now I'm just pissed.