My Life!

The O.C

Ryan Atwood's arrival in Newport Beach after being taken in by Sandy and Kirsten Collen. The same day, when Ryan arrives home, his mother kicks him out of their home, and he is forced to call Sandy. A major theme of the first season is the culture shock Ryan feels as he adjusts from a life of domestic abuse and poverty to living in a superficial high-class society. He quickly befriends and bonds with Seth Collen, and begins to have a romantic relationship with Marissa Cooper. Although coming from very different backgrounds, Ryan soon discovers that he deals with similar issues that his new peers also experience, such as self-identity conflict, and familial alienation. Audiences view the relationship between Ryan and Marissa flourish when he supports her through her parents' divorce. As the show progresses, Ryan takes a very protective role over Marissa, creating the idea that Ryan is a much more stable and controlled person than originally portrayed. Other storylines involve the ascension of Seth from a friendless loner to having two romantic choices in Summer and Anna, and the arrivals of Oliver Trask, a troubled teen who befriends Marissa during their coinciding therapy sessions and Theresa Diaz, a close friend and past love interest of Ryan from his hometown in Chino. Meanwhile, Sandy Cohen frequently comes into conflict with Caleb Nichol, Kirsten's father and a wealthy industrialist who is said to "basically own Newport".

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