From Newsweek’s Joshua Alston:
Of all the television characters to emerge in the era of Obama, none captures the zeitgeist quite like Leslie Knope. Leslie, the central character of the new NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation,” believes deeply that the promise of America has been restored. She’s always convinced that even when we think our nation has become its best self, there is still a cache of potential waiting for some industrious person to tap into it. As deputy director of the Parks and Recreation Department in Pawnee, Ind., she works tirelessly to improve the lives of the citizens under her charge. Her primary mission is to get a cavernous dirt pit on an abandoned lot turned into a beautiful park, a simple sounding task that becomes a Sisyphean ordeal as she navigates a bureaucratic obstacle course. Still, Leslie tries to maintain her optimism even as those around her wallow in despondency. Says one such sorry character: “When I think about the logistics and the various hoops you’d have to jump through, I’d say, is it likely? No. But is it possible … no. It’s not possible. You should give up.” Leslie: “So … there’s a chance.”
The full article will be published on April 6.
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