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How Does Grey's Anatomy Influence Popular Culture

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Shonda Rhime’s hit show Grey’s Anatomy provides ample opportunity to discuss provocative ideas, both within the world of the show and outside of it by the constant usage of the element music. Rhime’s does her best to illustrate provocative ideas by using the element music as a tool to illustrate certain real life scenes for audience members. Grey’s Anatomy is considered to be one of the most influential television shows of popular culture for various reasons. Grey’s Anatomy is a show that illustrates societal norms and values. The drama filled show tells the story of the doctors of Seattle Grace Hospital who deal with life-or-death consequences on a daily basis. Grey’s Anatomy is filled with many values such as comfort, friendship, romance, …show more content…

In fact the element is crucial for Grey’s Anatomy’s overall survival. Music has played a long-term affect in the characters everyday lives. For instance in season seven episode eighteen during Grey’s Anatomy Music Event the episode revolves around music in entirety. Callie Torres and Arizona Robbins are in a horrifying car crash. The driver’s side airbag is deployed and Arizona is fine. However Callie has been launched through the windshield. Callie’s body is cut and bloodied leaving herself and the baby she carries at risk. Songs are used to punctuate the tragic story as one of Seattle Grace’s own fights for her life. There is a fetal heartbeat from the unborn baby but Callie is crashing and there are bleeders everywhere inside her body. Callie suffers severe brain injuries. Rhime’s song selection is used to illustrate a fatal moment in the episode. The surgeons are anxious and amidst a storm of very high emotions. Everyone is going crazy and argue about what is the best thing to do to save Callie and the unborn child she carries. The song “Breathe” by Ana Nalick and the song “How to Save a Life” by the Fray is used to clearly emphasize love, death and even life. Arizona and Mark argue about what is best for Callie because they love her. Callie’s accident represents death. The miraculous first breathe of Callie’s premature baby displays the shows value of life. Such sad songs allow the audience to formulate moods and a better understanding of real life experiences. The songs depict real life values that come into

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