Linda Bernal

Hero Assignment

January 26, 2005

ENGL 1310.004

A. Yount

The Mother, the Hero, Lorelei

            The Mother figure is depicted as a hero through many different television shows.   On the popular Warner Brothers show, Gilmore Girls, Lorelei is a single mother who raises her only daughter, Rory.  This depiction of a mother that Lorelei plays crosses the characteristics of being a hero. Lorelei is a single mother who is able to develop herself into a grounded woman.  Even though she has a child at a young age, she is able to look past the difficulties and succeed.  She raises her daughter to her best ability and asks no help from her parents.  Lorelei is an independent woman who develops her own business and does not try to gain social status through her wealthy parents.  She is determined and strong willed through the difficulties she comes across with her business as well as with her family.  Lorelei is a mentor and hero to her own daughter.  She plays hero by saving her daughter from several unwanted occasions such as peer pressure and difficult decisions.  Lorelei can often be seen as a hero to other single mothers who watch the television show because she displays a motivation sometimes single mothers lack.  As a hero, she is reliable and always there for her daughter, Rory, as well as those closer to her.  She is willing to give a hand to anyone in need, whether it is helping Luke with his café, or her best friend, Suki, who is pregnant.  As I watch this television show, I connect with Lorelei because she reminds me of my own mother. She is warming, welcoming, a person that is a hero. She is the perfect example of heroism on television today.