We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
The Veteran Reintegrated in You're the Worst and One Day at a Time.
- Authors
Pastel, Renée
- Abstract
As the "War on Terror" continues, the national myth of veteran-as-hero has given way to a narrative shorthand of veteran-as-villain. Films and television shows depicting the reintegration of veterans tend to focus on the struggle and alienation from the homefront that veterans feel upon their return. In contrast, comedy television portrayals such as One Day at a Time and You're the Worst, both of which slowly but successfully reintegrate their central veteran characters, do so narratively by shifting their characters' veteran status from their defining feature to one aspect of their past. Ultimately, I argue that the process of reintegration is one paralleled in the rehumanization that these comedy television portrayals permit, ultimately offering hope that reintegration, while not easy, is possible.
- Subjects
TELEVISION comedies; REINTEGRATION of veterans; WAR on Terrorism, 2001-2009; TELEVISION programs; COMEDY
- Publication
Open Philosophy, 2022, Vol 5, Issue 1, p143
- ISSN
2543-8875
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/opphil-2020-0184