This article discusses the observations of a professor who
finds himself addicted to soap operas. It begins with a time in his life when
he was working on his thesis and did this from home while his wife was watching
soap operas. At first he tried to ignore them but pretty soon found himself
engrossed in the story line.
The rest of the article discusses why soap operas have the
ability to draw people in and keep them watching for months or years. The
author cites several factors that contribute to this addiction. Some of these
include:
The fact
that soaps provide a better cross-section of real society than prime time
television does. More elderly people, middle aged women and minorities are
portrayed than on prime time. The actors are allowed to be mature and yet
beautiful. They are not all young and fit 20 somethings.
