1/19/2017 0 Comments Girl Meets CancellationFor the past three seasons, my little sister has had a favorite television show that centers on the themes of love and friendship. Amidst shows of the supernatural, spies, and talking dogs, I would say a show about regular kids growing up and learning how to navigate life is a good thing. Girl Meets World has a long legacy since it is a sequel to Boy Meets World, which centered on Cory, Topanga, and Shawn, high school students who deemed friendship and love the two most important things.
Girl Meets World mimics the plot of Boy Meets World, but with gender roles reversed, staring two girls who are best friends. The two girls are Riley and Maya, high school students who are learning how to understand everything from female empowerment to boys to bullies. Riley and Maya’s friendship seems similar to that of Cory and Shawn’s bond. The two different types of friendships give an example to children watching what good relationships look like up close. The two friendships also show the importance of loving people who are different from them and encouraging individuality, quirks and all. My sister has always been pulled to focus on the life of beloved characters in books, movies, and shows she has read or watched. She loves watching her superheroes fight off bad guys in Marvel movies; she loves reading about wizards defeating evil in Harry Potter; she loves watching two best friends grow closer in Girl Meets World. I’ve seen first hand my sister learning from Girl Meets World. I’ve heard her relay stories at the dinner table about what she did earlier that day to help another student out or befriend a new girl at school. She’ll tell me the story and then honestly claim, “Yeah, I was just thinking about what Riley would do.” Her on screen heroes quickly became her real life role models. Some would say that my sister is young and silly to believe that tv and books really have the power to change someone for the better. But isn’t that the point of literature? Sure, Girl Meets World echoes the demands of entertainment and the necessities for high ratings, but the show centers on two girls who just want to be kind to their world, which makes the show have something important to teach my sister (and me). Unfortunately, shows always end. Earlier this year it became unclear if the show would run for another season. Devastated, my sister began signing petitions online and getting on Netflix’s website daily to add Girl Meets World to the list of shows they should consider rebooting. Whether or not the show is canceled, I think my sister will be ok, because she’ll learn that literary heroes are only literary. They seem so real to her now because she reads about them or sees them come to life on the screen. But one day she’ll understand that art has one true lesson to give and it is this: art is here to teach her and do nothing more, because she is the one that must do. My sister will always remember Riley and the powerful decisions that helped make her imaginary world a better place, but now it’s time for my sister to continue to make those decisions in her own life. It’s time for my sister to meet the world. Written By Rachel
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