There are many movies and television shows that reflect American culture.

A show or movie must address some current societal problem or trend in order to

truly reflect American life; murder, rape, racism, and, on a less serious note,

parties, shopping, and sports are topics that deserve serious consideration by

The show Beverly Hills 90210 attempts to be an accurate portrayal of the

life of a typical well-off American teenager growing up in the 80's and 90's.

The producers of the show attempt to integrate many real life situations into

the show. By doing this they are suggesting to the audience, which happens to

be geared toward teenagers, that what the characters do in the show is the ideal

way to deal with these types of situations.

Many aspects of American culture are represented on the television show

Beverly Hills 90210, or just 90210 as it is commonly referred to. Three to

four years ago it dealt with the subject of murder or homicide. One of David's,

a star in the show, best friends was playing with a gun which he had acquired

during a summer vacation to the mid-West. The friend shot himself by accident;

had meet. Dylan was attempting to get revenge for his father's murder. In the

whose father was an organized crime figure of some kind, was gunned down by a

meantime, Dylan has fallen in love with his daughter. The two lovers had just

incident portrays the negative images that organized crime reflects on the

90210 is not a perfect reflection of American culture, it does lend itself to

parents do not understand them. Their friends provide comfort and advice which

the public scared. Children have images of adults using guns for hunting or

between Dylan and her father. Her father had killed Dylan's father before they

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