The similarities and differences between Truman’s life in Seahaven and reality TV shows

        Reality TV has become an open humiliation for those selling their fame.  The persona created for these characters are based on production of reality TV shows and made only to entertain the millions of people watching. Truman lived his whole life in a studio "Seahaven" without knowing he was even part of a national series. Reality TV is nothing more than a multi-billion dollar industry, and is willing to involve who ever will or will not join to enter production.

      Comparing the similarities to reality TV and "The Truman Show" doesn't involve too much thinking from what we normally see. Truman was a child star just like so many other children in the industry that didn't have the opportunity to make a decision on their own. For instance Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were child stars since they were babies on the sitcom called "Full house" or even Raven Symone was a child star in the "Cosby show", the list can go on, not much of an option can be made when you can't even talk. Giving them a life within a studio only allows them to know what they see. These child stars live in ignorance and don't know what it feels to be a part of a normal society. Truman lived in what he thought was a normal world and then found out it was nothing more than just a lie.

      Reality TV now is more of selling your personality for fame, giving yourself up for the whole world to see you react or act like fools. Such as shows like "Teen mom”, "Jersey Shore", and "Survivor" just to name a few, all involve conflicting personalities and they're real life as they know it only difference is that they are nationwide. The TV directors always make this mix of different people, just to make the show interesting. Just like the director on "The Truman show" he created scenes for Truman to live a traumatic life so he wouldn't try to leave the studio. Truman lived everyday under a camera and one day realized he had the opportunity to leave. These people on reality TV shows are given the opportunity to join under their own will, unlike Truman and many other child stars that don’t. The difference is Truman did not choose to be in the show he was adopted specifically to be on the show, on this show about his life. These reality TV stars nowadays have all chosen to be a part of an entertainment for millions of people to watch. We all should be given the opportunity to be who we want to be not what our parents/ adopted parents or society wants us to become.