Highschool is Hell

I found this article to be quite intriguing and witty as it used metaphors to compare reality to fiction. I've never watched "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" before but I find it funny that through all the monsters, vampires and demons at her highschool, Buffy can still worry about not having a date for prom. I find it ironic that someone who already has so much to be fearful of, can still be concerned about the meaningless, everyday highschool drama. This is definatly an interesting point becasue it allows the viewers of the show to be able to relate to Buffy on the same highschool level. The viewers can see that she not only has to deal with her highschool being on top of hellmouth, but she also has to worry about the marks that she gets on exams. I'm sure that this show was a popular one becasue the viewers could sympathize with Buffy knowing that she has to deal with a more extreme version of highschool drama involving zombies and werewolf's. Buffy proves to viewers that their concerns about highschool are difficult but nothing compared to the problems she has to encounter. I especially found the part on pg. 290 to be quite entertaining because it puts a funny twist on reality and fiction. It talks about an episode where a mother takes over her daughter's body so she can live again in her glory days as a highschooler cheerleader. In reality, there are many moms in today's society who act as though they wish they were young and back in highschool again. Obviously a mom taking over her daughter's body is fictional and more extreme but I did find it quite funny.