social convention

“Family Guy” began as the brainchild of Seth MacFarlane, now 50, who imbued the show with its pop-cultural bona fides, iconic musical numbers and a desire to satirize every social convention that Americans hold sacred.

"Our fascination with women who break social convention is nothing new - from the first witchcraft trials in the 15th Century to a country that was stunned by a woman using foul language in a letter, behaviour that is not in line with society's expectations has always had the power to shock."

It was teeming with big themes — identity, social convention, hubris and human attachment.

But it most reflects the struggle of an artist, perhaps a self-serious one, to balance work with the demands of social convention.

To Lawrence, lust was powerful — even overpowering — but never simple, a force that could override reason and social convention that was nonetheless packed with meaning and constructive possibility.