The Simpsons Satire Essay

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The Satirical, Comedic, American Simpsons The Simpsons is a cartoon made for simple and complex minds alike. The show unleashes a variety of material for the purposes of comedy, satire, and American culture. Due to its cartoonish appearance, the show is deemed comical and appeals to only young viewers. Aside from the cartoon comedy with Homer’s shenanigans, there are also implicit connections to the real world. Bart is an example of the reckless, anti-hero rebel, whereas, Lisa is the moral child with integrity in her life decisions. These character aspects relate to how each character is an individual and can mirror American life. The show appeals to simple-minded children, but leaves room for abstract thought in adults. For a successful …show more content…

It is a true parody of American family values and American culture where the characters are in scenarios relative to real life situations and are given the challenge of solving the challenges based on their character build-up. The show tackles more issues including serious issues such as death or other more ridiculous invention by the show’s writers. The majority of The Simpsons’ episodes of what makes them so good to watch are their often-touching episodes such as when Lisa befriends Bleeding Gum Murphy, a famous jazz player in The Simpsons world, who passes on a passion for Jazz towards Lisa. Matheson states, "Also, in addition to being a self-consciously hip show, it is also a show that must live within the constraints of prime-time American network television. One could argue that these constraints would force The Simpsons towards a commitment of some sort of palatable moral stance.” (Matheson 315). The show acts as a medium conveying morality towards its viewers. Considering its popularity and prime-time broadcasting, it affects American society just by reaching out to many viewers The show tries to tap into the consciousness of its audience by weighing in possible real-life scenarios. Characters such as Sideshow Bob who obtains a tendency of murdering Bart, happens to have a family of his own and realizes the horrific idea of wanting to kill a young boy, then returns to his thoughts on killing Bart. The show provides ironic comedy and moral insight to people who live in a “gun nation”. The show also requires a certain degree of intelligence in order for any viewer to fully interpret the true colors being portrayed in each episode. Matheson goes on that if the viewer is not experienced, whether too old or too out of touch,

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