Television Television Series Treme - 1559 Words

On film, television, and even in literature, many different places and locations carry with them stereotypes of how its people behave and act, or what events and ideas make up the location as a whole. Southern states may usually be considered â€Å"backwards† or â€Å"redneck,† or those from some Northern areas are thought to sometimes be rude and crass. And yet these stereotypes are not so prominent when an individual is creating his or her sense of identity, self, or â€Å"place.† These ideals are made up of numerous different attributes, lending to a sense of community and solidarity among those from like places. After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Louisiana in September of 2005, the city was rocked by its heavy losses on both cultural and†¦show more content†¦In Treme, there are about nine different characters, each with a completely different life story and history, introduced just within the first eighty minute episode. Some of are intr oduced simultaneously, like Davis and Janette, who wake up together one morning, then go their separate ways and start their visible stories. The married couple of the Bernettes are both featured characters at least in the first episode, but both of them continue to follow similar but also starkly contrasting stories. By utilizing this technique of multiple but also intwining story lines of the characters, Treme does not so much follow its characters as much as it does the city as a whole. The make up of the cast provides for a diversity that encompasses numerous professions, incomes, and status in relation to their life after the storm, even though the city itself acts as if it were its own character. Just as the people and citizens of New Orleans needed to revitalize themselves and adjust to their new situation, the actual city needed to do this as well. Not just through the reconstruction and revisions of the cities and houses, but also through the continuation and revamping of c ultural ideas and traditions that were, and still are, what made New Orleans, New Orleans. One popular example of this would be music, as jazz and New Orleans seem to go hand in hand. Historically, jazz was brought to the city by the African Americans after the Southern Reconstruction era, and it has