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The television show Grey’s Anatomy takes place in Seattle, Washington at Seattle Grace Hospital which is considered one of the best hospitals in the country. The show, produced by Shonda Rhimes, focuses on the professional and love lives of the doctors who began their careers at the hospital as interns. Meredith Grey, Cristina Yang, Izzie Stevens, Alex Karev and George O’Malley are the interns that get assigned to resident Miranda Bailey to learn under her supervision. This medical drama series specifically uses the characters Miranda Bailey and Cristina Yang to represent defiance against the stereotypes of women.
Miranda Bailey, a quickly advancing resident at Seattle Grace Hospital, is seen as a strong, authoritative and demanding character
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that is greatly respected by her fellow surgeons. “When first introduced to the series, Miranda is known as being “The Nazi” as she is very serious about her job and does not condone any behaviors that may interfere with the job that needs to get done” (The Anatomy of Grey’s).
Miranda is an expert at her profession as well as an admirable teacher and mother figure to her fervent interns; however when we get a closer look at her personal life at home, she is depicted as the paternal figure of her family. Miranda’s husband takes care of their son and stays at home while she works long hours at the hospital. She reverses the stereotypical expectations of the traditional roles of women by being the main source of income for the family, but she is perceived by her husband as a workaholic who does not care for her family. Miranda, though she loves her son, repeatedly expresses that she has goals and dreams other than existing as a traditional stay at home mother. The lives she interacts with at work critically affect her character. She loves her patients and feels valiant when she saves a life and impacts another family’s life for the better. Miranda and her husband end up arguing and getting divorced over her husband’s opinion; that she puts other family’s well-beings before their own. Miranda continues to act as a mother figure to her coworkers and eventually gets promoted to be the head of general surgery. She aspires to advance at the hospital …show more content…
to be named Chief of Surgery after Richard, the current Chief, retires. When difficult situations arise at the hospital, the Chief always provides a solution to fix the problem. However, Miranda never fails to offer an alternative, and occasionally superior, resolution. For example, in season five, the hospital is in great peril due to an extreme pipe burst. Richard makes the decision move all patients to dry ground but keep two operating rooms open. Unfortunately, the leakage creeps into the ceiling of an occupied operating room, which results into the ceiling collapsing on top of the surgeons and the exposed patient. As the doctors are trudging through ankle-deep waters, Miranda eventually convinces Richard to transfer all patients to a nearby hospital temporarily so they are able to shut down and repair the pipes to prevent another catastrophe from happening (“Here Comes The Flood”). This episode proves that women are capable of proficiently handling stressful situations in the workplace without the help of a man. Miranda’s authoritative demeanor throughout the television series protects the hospital and inspires her colleagues, including the Chief of surgery. Cristina Yang, one of Miranda Bailey’s interns, is a very independent young woman who persists on doing anything it takes to become the next best cardiothoracic surgeon.
Cristina’s determined character does not let anyone get in the way of her reaching her future goals. “She was abrasive, unfeeling, career-driven, ruthless and selfish. Everything a woman shouldn’t be, according to patriarchal norms. Perhaps she could’ve been more like the ousted Izzie Stevens, who was bubbly and sexy and baked cookies” (Bitch Flicks). Compared to Izzie Stevens, Cristina is the complete opposite, as we can see through their many arguments during the television series. Izzie, empathetic, bubbly and pleasant, represents the more stereotypical woman as she is often found doing the cooking or cleaning at the house she shares with Meredith and George. Cristina, harsh, independent and selfish, shows defiance against the stereotypes of women by leaving her apartment in constant disarray; also, during Cristina’s previous relationship with Preston Burke, who was the head of cardiothoracic surgery, Burke was the one who did all of the cooking. Cristina, much like Miranda Bailey, finds her joy and happiness while she is working at the hospital. For example, in season three, Meredith, Callie and Izzie are helping Cristina prepare for her wedding with Burke when suddenly; everyone’s pager goes off except for Christina’s. Envious of the other three girls, Christina goes to the hospital and she is prepared
to work! Miranda gives everyone their assignments but avoids Cristina. Cristina states that she is ready to work; but Miranda tells her to go home and rest before her big day. Cristina refuses to go home, so she stays at the hospital and desperately searches for a task to complete (“Didn’t We Almost Have It All?”). Cristina breaks the stereotypical representation of women in this episode by preferring to work over planning for her big wedding day. Cristina’s unstoppable ambition and great work ethic makes her a dependable doctor and an influential character that can inspire any woman who watches the show to achieve her aspirations in the workplace. The television show Grey’s Anatomy, produced by Shonda Rhimes, provides excellent examples of women who are disinterested in, and challenge, the traditional roles of women and desire to attain higher positions in the workplace. Miranda Bailey portrays this example through her authoritative manner and excessive love for her job to help change other people’s lives for the better. Cristina Yang is also a great example because of her independent mind set and strength of character to be a knowledgeable and respected surgeon. Shonda Rhimes specifically utilizes the example of Miranda’s and Cristina’s determination to be more than traditional and domesticized women to prove that women are capable of accomplishing their goals, even if those goals contradict stereotypes.
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