The Millennial Personna

Is Andy Sachs, heroine of 'The Devil Wears Prada' the ultimate Millennial? Michael D. Hais and Morley Winograd say she is in their new book, Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and the Future of American Politics'. This book has received a lot of attention for its assertion that Millennials are going to determine the 2008 election (Obama for sure) and go on to change just about everything else in politics. Politics aside, is Andy Sachs truly the 'Graduate' of her generation? According to the book (Sachs is) "a true Millennial, different from the lead character of previous coming of age movies about other generations". Personally, I say no. True she is practical, behaves like her own person (at least for most of the movie), cares about those around her and uses technology as a weapon in her fight to impress the imperial editor. Yet, where is the team work, the social conscious, the ambition that marks Millennial values as unique? I don't have a better candidate right now, but I am not ready to concede that Andy Sachs is the face of this generation.