That is the line that Dr. Sheldon Cooper seems to reiterate in every other episode. He isn’t the normal type of character, but then again none of the characters in the show “The big Bang Theory” are considered normal in the convention character sense. We discussed in class the concepts of docile body being malleable and can be transformed and ultimately improved as written by Foucault. This involves the ‘self’ much of the time. Whether it is getting oneself out of bed at wee hours to train for a sport or to get ready for school, there is a lot of self control that is exerted by one when trying to accomplish tasks. As we treat the body as parts rather than looking at the body as a whole, the three rules of ‘scale of control’, ‘object of control’ and ‘modality’ have branches which are ‘parts’, ‘exercise’ and ‘uninterrupted supervision’. We value our space so dearly. That is why the example in class we used of the seat we choose in a classroom, though not assigned, is still felt by us as ‘our seat’. That is why we garner feelings of anger and hatred when we walk into class and find the seat that we have called our own for the majority of the semester taken by someone else that arrived earlier. Keep in mind that this being a college class, the seats are not assigned so it is not a complete violation that is committed by those that have taken ‘our seat’ which would be a different situation all together.
So when we see Sheldon Cooper from “The Big Bang Theory”, it seems to that he considers his space to be precious as well. In his home, Sheldon considers the last couch seat to be ‘his spot’. This space has different factors that he claims add value to his spot and thus making it very valuable to have as a seat. Whenever anyone else sits there, commotion ensues as Sheldon claims his spot. He prefers to sit in spaces outside his home with just as much calculating which is not really understood by those around him. Whether he is at his neighbor, Penny’s, house across the hall, the movie theater, or even in jail, Sheldon claims his space. He creates boundaries and partitioning which is part of what we discussed regarding space. His place and space define his relationship to the situation making him value himself a little higher than the people around him.
There was an episode when Sheldon got one of his friends, Howard, angry over revealing too much info to an official who came to interview Sheldon regarding Howard’s work past. This angered Howard as he lost the possibility to work on an important work task as he wasn’t cleared due to Sheldon’s gaffe. So Sheldon decided to give Howard one of his most prized possessions, his seat on the couch. This space was described by Sheldon to be more important to him than feelings he had for his mother. Even when a work parking spot given to Sheldon is used by Howard, Sheldon takes issue as he feels the spot he had was in perfect conditions to have a spot being in the corner and having the closet walking distance to the door. The only problem is that he didn’t have a driver’s license or even a car to have a proper defense. Howard, on the other hand, actually had a car that he needed a spot for when he drove to work at the same place. This shows how much he valued his space on his couch similar to students valuing their seats in class they find comfortable. Foucault would be interested in meeting the Sheldon Coopers of today.
So when we see Sheldon Cooper from “The Big Bang Theory”, it seems to that he considers his space to be precious as well. In his home, Sheldon considers the last couch seat to be ‘his spot’. This space has different factors that he claims add value to his spot and thus making it very valuable to have as a seat. Whenever anyone else sits there, commotion ensues as Sheldon claims his spot. He prefers to sit in spaces outside his home with just as much calculating which is not really understood by those around him. Whether he is at his neighbor, Penny’s, house across the hall, the movie theater, or even in jail, Sheldon claims his space. He creates boundaries and partitioning which is part of what we discussed regarding space. His place and space define his relationship to the situation making him value himself a little higher than the people around him.
There was an episode when Sheldon got one of his friends, Howard, angry over revealing too much info to an official who came to interview Sheldon regarding Howard’s work past. This angered Howard as he lost the possibility to work on an important work task as he wasn’t cleared due to Sheldon’s gaffe. So Sheldon decided to give Howard one of his most prized possessions, his seat on the couch. This space was described by Sheldon to be more important to him than feelings he had for his mother. Even when a work parking spot given to Sheldon is used by Howard, Sheldon takes issue as he feels the spot he had was in perfect conditions to have a spot being in the corner and having the closet walking distance to the door. The only problem is that he didn’t have a driver’s license or even a car to have a proper defense. Howard, on the other hand, actually had a car that he needed a spot for when he drove to work at the same place. This shows how much he valued his space on his couch similar to students valuing their seats in class they find comfortable. Foucault would be interested in meeting the Sheldon Coopers of today.