The Simpsons are one of the longest running and most popular television shows. This popularity exists because "the Simpsons [have] always operated on two levels. On one level appealing to children as a fast paced cartoon and then for the older audiences for its wit and [satire]" (Batscha). Satire is the common thread with binds all of The Simpsons episodes. The writers show the absurdity in ordinary everyday situations including religion‚ politics and other social issues. This has been the leading
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Through hundreds of years‚ the society has been changing and evolving. In Chaucer’s "Canterbury Tales" and Matt Groening’s "The Simpsons"‚ both contexts reflect the negative attitude of their respective society. Both texts criticize similar areas of humanity using methods such as satire‚ irony and humour. With these techniques‚ as well as the type of medium‚ it is an effective way of presenting the issues of society. Chaucer depicts each character satirically or sincerely‚ according to the character’s
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On Nietzsche and the Virtues of Being Bad‚ Mark T. Conard shows us why people believe Bart Simpson is similar to a philosophical theorist named Friedrich Nietzsche. Bart being the bad boy of the Simpson’s and Nietzsche being the bad boy of Philosophy. Conard says that Bart does not take on the chaos like Nietzsche says but he is just an empty being of bad actions. This argument is ridiculous; Bart Simpson is as creative as creative gets. In this chapter‚ Conard is first shows us how people consider
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Jessica Church Professor _______ English 110 October 11‚ 2012 The Simpsons: An Informal Review When I was a kid I watched The Simpsons every Sunday. It gave me a nostalgic feeling watching different episodes from the same series week after week. It was a tradition. I‚ like the other 15 million weekly viewers of the show‚ had fallen in love with The Simpsons. I like the irony and humor that’s put into each episode. Many of the jokes on the show are parodies of other shows‚ movies‚ or music icons
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across the world‚ and with it‚ expressed important issues and matters that concern our society no matter where the show is watched. The Simpsons is a satire‚ but despite any good intentions many of the general public see it as “subversive and ultimately harmful to their own well being” (Eric Garrison‚ 2001). In 1992 President George Bush stated that: “The Simpsons is a bad influence on children.” Some critics even think that the show should be taken off the air. One of the main issues that some of
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never actually thought there was a difference in the way those cartoon characters (the Simpsons) were approached‚ depending on their gender (not that I watched them too often or anything). <br> <br>First of all I’ll have to break the characters in two groups‚ because you cannot compare old people with children. So the first group will be composed of Lisa and Bart (the children) and the second one of Marge and Homer (the parents). <br> <br>Just by taking a glance at the show you see that it portrays
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The Simpsons: A Parody of the Working Class Culture D’oh Pronunciation: Brit. /dəʊ/ ‚ U.S. /doʊ/ Expressing frustration at the realization that things have turned out badly or not as planned‚ or that one has just said or done something foolish. Oxford English Dictionary The hit sit-com The Simpsons was first aired in 1989‚ and it revolved around the adventures of the Simpson family‚ and all the other characters who live in Springfield‚ an undetermined American town. The Simpsons‚ as a family
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The Simpsons and the American Government People all across the country have different views of the American government. Some think it works well and others seem to pick out all of its flaws. In The Simpsons episode “Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington‚” some of these flaws which include greed‚ sexism‚ the idea of the intellectual and the overall corruption are highlighted but in a comical way. It allows all of these issues to be questioned in a less serious manner. Through satire and irony‚ “Mr. Lisa Goes
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Book Review: The Odyssey by Homer Written by a blind man‚ Melesigenes better known as Homer‚ and translated by Alexander Pope‚ the Odyssey of Homer is a poem about the life of the king of Ithaca‚ Ulysses‚ who leaves to fight in the Trojan War‚ but he doesn’t return until 20 years. According to Professor P. Landow‚ Ulysses is a great athlete and great warrior‚ heroic‚ courageous‚ eloquent‚ and masterful‚ and at the same time‚ he I pious (Landow). In those twenty years trying to get back home‚ he
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Children and adults both enjoy a good laugh every once in a while and Family Guy‚ the Simpsons and South Park provide us with that laugh. They introduce off-color comedy‚ or vulgar comedy‚ and in doing so make millions of dollars every year and influence millions of kids everywhere. Comparing the three shows for you today will be quite an interesting task at hand. The Simpsons‚ staring the Simpson family: Homer‚ Marge‚ Bart‚ Lisa‚ and Maggie in their fictional town of Springfield. The show started
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