Analyzing the Creek
Dawson Leary, throughout a majority of the show, is pretty indecisive about the numerous issues with which he is faced. He spends a great amount of time in the middle of the "Identity Moratorium" and "Identity Achievement" states during this episode. From the moment the first scene appears on the television screen, you are greeted by the image of a blond-haired, blue-eyed male adolescent who speaks as though he is actually twice his age. He is somewhat entranced by a blond-haired, blue-eyed overly-promiscuous female adolescent named Eve. You can see that he is interested in her, but is surprised and somewhat overwhelmed by her frankness and overpowering demeanor. He has always lived up to the "good boy" reputation that he has made for himself throughout the years. Now, he has this girl, who he met just a week ago, in front of him. He knows that she is totally wrong for him, and that she is trouble in the making, but he cannot help but to think that maybe she is what he wants. Eve is everything that Dawson has never been; the whole concept of right versus wrong excites him to a certain extent, and now he has to make a decision between the two. He allows Eve to manipulate him into thinking and doing
Andie McPhee is a perfect example of a person living the life of "pain or pleasure", stage zero. She is so caught up in being the best at everything and making everyone like her, that she doesn't seem to notice when she has stepped on someone else's toes. She sees herself as being number one in her life, and is not willing to shake that concept. On the outside, she seems like a perfectly normal teenager, but on the inside, she's a time-bomb ready to explode. She is suffering from depression, and the therapy that she undergoes throughout the summer leads her to meet a guy with whom she had a lot in common. They grew very close and she ended up cheating on Pacey. When she broke the news to Pacey of her infidelity, he immediately called it quits. She didn't seem to realize why he was taking it so hard and why he was so mad at her. She just expected him to forgive and forget, and when he couldn't do that, she decided that she would be better off without him. She packed all of the things he gave her into a box and returned them to him. She basically told him that it's basically all or nothing - he needs to forgive her completely, or else she doesn't want anything to do with him. He tells her that he can forgive her, but he will never forget. She tells him that she wants him out of her life - completely. I see Andie McPhee as being very egotistical. You can see that she has been spoiled somewhat throughout her life. It's either her way or no way. She wants nothing more than to be normal, to be perfect, but the depression has kept her from achieving that for herself. When Dawson showed up with the advanced copy of the PSAT, something inside Andie clicked. She knew that she wanted to be the best. She knew that she wanted to do well on the PSAT. The perfect opportunity for her to achieve both of those things was wrapped in a large envelope, lying right in front of her. When the fire alarm sounded, she knew that it was the perfect time to seize the moment, so she swiped the test. When the group discovered that it was missing, she played along and acted as if she knew nothing about where it had gone. Later on, when Dawson accused Pacey of taking the test, she went right along with it, knowing that no one would expect her of the crime. In the end, you see that she is filling out the answer sheet without having even opened up her test booklet. She was given the chance to do something completely dishonest, and she took it. She didn't care that two friends were on the verge of ending a life-long relationship, nor did she care about the rising hostility among the group of friends; all she cared about was the fact that her chance at gaining the perfection she has always striven for was in her possession. She allowed her friends to gang up on her ex-boyfriend, and she allowed hi
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Approximate Word count = 1892
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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