‘Modern family’ is an American sitcom that plainly shows the daily
life of a normal and abnormal family. All the people in this show are tied are
part of a ‘family’ and each of them have quite various characteristics.
Jay is the
father of Claire and Mitchell. Claire married Phil Dunphy and together they
have 3 children named Haley, Alex, and Luke. Mitchell is gay and married to Cameron.
Together the two of them adopted their daughter Lily. Jay divorced his wife
(the mother of Claire and Mitchell) and remarried Gloria who is from Columbia. They
have a son named Manny from Gloria and her ex-husband. All eleven of them make one
(straight, gay, multi-cultural, traditional) happy family.
‘Modern family’ shows their real natural story, which we also
experience in our daily lives. Some of episodes are ridiculous and characters
are very comical in their family troubles or school and company matters. But
mostly, the behaviors of characters and patterns of the relationships in the
family arouse our sympathy. You might notice many things in common with your
family as you watch this show.
Even if there are some family conflicts, they resolve them with consideration
from each family member at the end of every episode. At the end of the episode,
we can feel the love that this family has for each other. All the problems,
different ideas, conflicts, misunderstanding do not matter in the family. The
most important thing is that they love each other and that’s the only thing
which is left in the end.
At the ‘2011 Emmy Awards’, ‘Modern Family’ won 4 awards: ‘the best
comedy series’, ‘the best supporting actress award’, ‘the best supporting actor
award’, ‘the best screenplay award’. Time Magazine commented on Modern Family saying
that the power of the Modern family is not on the reversal, but on the
solidarity of family which seems not to be solved easily, in itself.
by KTA Bonnie
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