How does Buffy deconstruct traditional literary notions of good and evil?
According to Braum (2000), in Buffy the Vampires Slayer the traditional literary notions of good and evil is broken because of its ambiguous perceptions of good and evil, said moral ambiguity. Additionally, the ambiguities in the TV series seem to intertwine with other factors related to sexuality and gender.
In the story, the border of evil and good are very thin and interchangeable. Buffy is a yong attractive girl who suppose to represent of 'good', slaying 'evil' vampires and put herself in a trouble by falling in love with Angel who might think of as 'evil'. Through the story it gives their audience to ponder, evil might not be so being evil probably their actions have reasons for good. Braum (2000) pointed out that "an acknowledgement of the aggression within ordinary people and tendency to explore themes of good and evil through supernatural narratives incorporating complicated relationships between morality, sexuality, and gender."
References
Braum, B. (2000). The X-files and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The ambiguity
of evil in supernatural representations. Retrieved 18 October, 2005
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