I’m going to start off by saying that until now I 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). 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). Just by taking a glance
Sit any generation down to discuss cartoons and many will go on and on about their favorite cartoon show. On the surface many of the shows will sound alike, but as each generation goes in-depth many will see how much cartoons have changed. Televised cartoons have a history dating back to the 1920s and at that time there was barely any dialog between the characters in the episode. Cartoons were comparable to Steamboat Willie, starring Mickey Mouse, which were mainly action filled and in black and
Michelle Boone & Kevin Gaspar Dawn Kelsey COMM 200: Gateway to Communication Studies 1 May 2014 Review of Literature: Feminism Within The Simpsons Seeking to institute equal opportunities for women, Lisa Simpson, a self-proclaimed feminist from the animated television series The Simpsons, persistently promotes the rights and equality of women. The mother figure, Marge Simpson, is Lisa’s opposing female role when it comes to advocating feminism. In this show, both characters provide insight into the
Americans are viewed in many different ways. Some of the more crass definitions of Americans are fat, lazy, and rude. All three of these words are also usually used to describe the main character of The Simpsons Homer Simpson. The Simpsons is a television program that parodies the life of the average American family. The show takes on many of the myths that are portrayed in American culture and society. Whether it’s about the community in American society, the American dream, or American family values
The Simpsons episode, “ A Streetcar Named Marge” is a satire of the Tennessee Williams play, A Streetcar Named Desire. In addition, the episode makes allusions to the Williams’ play, Ayn Rand, Hitchcock’s “Birds”, Mission Impossible, and The Great Escape. In this episode, Marge is casted for the role of Blanche Dubois in a showing of A Streetcar Named Desire. Ironically, the show is a musical, which conveys a happy, lively, and youth like tone, compared to the serious, and mature tone of A Streetcar
way. According to IMDb, The Simpsons has been a running show since 1989 and half of the original cast is continuing to play their own character since its opening. The Simpsons has won a total of 157 awards which is incredible. It’s won awards from Primetime Emmy, Annie Awards, American Comedy Awards, and many more. The TV show “The Simpsons” relies on the character Homer Simpson and uses the gender stereotype for humor. This stereotype is
Homer Jay Simpson, the patriarch of the Simpson household on the Fox series “The Simpsons” is a childish, lazy man, whose hobbies include eating donuts, drinking Duff Beer, watching television, and sleeping. A victim of the “Simpsons gene” which allows for only Simpson women to possess the trait of intelligence, Homer is unfortunately as “dumb as a chimp” according to his father, Abe Simpson. However, it is mainly through the analysis of his simplistic thoughts and nature, that one can gain a real
The Simpsons Up Close and Personal There is a fine line that exists in TV land that had never been crossed until The Simpsons graced the television sets of over one million Americans. This sitcom has become one of the most popular television programs in America. Is it because The Simpsons is a cartoon? My answer is yes! This show is able to sneak through the wormholes of TV land because it is a cartoon. People are overlooking the underlying issues conveyed through the characters because it’s only
Tomorrow on the Simpsons, Homer will discover that Bart has stolen his credit card and charged $10,000 worth of "Itchy and Scratchy" merchandise. Having no hope for paying off this debt, Homer decides to go to law school because he cannot afford to hire a bankruptcy lawyer. The famous lawyer, who teaches classes, sends a crestfallen Homer home to retrieve his son, for Homer is much too thick-headed to possibly learn the ways of the courts. As Bart graduates from law school, he uses his newfound skills
Death of a Salesman vs The Simpsons Each of the characters in "death of a Salesman" can be compared in some way to a character in the Simpsons. Linda Loman has a lot in common with Marge Simpson. Both love their families very much and are always the first to defend their husband's actions. Each wife is unappreciated and and does not receive much respect from her family. They try to instill good values onto their children: Marge reprimands Bart for stealing, and Linda tells Willy not to encourage
My Favorite Cartoon ¡V The Simpsons Watching a hilarious cartoon on television may seem like the most relaxed thing in the world. However, ¡§The Simpsons¡¨ is not only a stupid funny cartoon to keep us laughing for joy but also a clever TV program mixed up with irreverence and slightly twisted morality. I¡¦m not saying that how much influence this show can bring to our reality. But I think it¡¥s very well written. Also it constantly reflects and spoofs our society. The whole story takes place in
“Altruism and Indirect Reciprocity: The Interaction of Person and Situation in Prosocial Behavior” was based significantly off of the findings of the study done by David De Cremer called “Why Prosocials Exhibit Greater Cooperation then Proselfs: The Roles of Social Responsibility and Reciprocity.” Both studies preliminarily tested the college students with a social value orientation test to classify the participants as either prosocial or proself. Next, the participants participated in series of
has come up with a funny twist in hopes of bringing awareness to this problem. Hurts Donuts has said that they created this donut as a way to say, “eat this (their donuts), not this (Tide Pods)”. Unfortunately, people have also been freaking out over this as well. I read a comment on an article that was suggesting feeding a donut replicating the laundry detergent pod to a toddler and then leaving the actual detergent pod laying around the house and wait for the young child to eat one, so they could
The Jetsons and The Flintstones are similar, but yet they have many differences. They are both shows that watched by many. While many may like one show better there are a majority that like them both. In my opinion I think the Jetsons are better but I still like The Flintstones too. The Differences The Jetsons The Jetsons lived in the future up in space. There are flying cars and machines that make breakfast, lunch, and dinner in under five minutes. The kids travel to school by tube and sit in
regarded as sex symbols. In a similar fashion to how Bordo describes gender, race plays a similar role in the media. People of all different ethnicities and cultures are being categorized into an oversimplified and usually unfair image by the media over basic characteristics. Bordo’s thesis can be shown in many common examples of modern media and advertising. For example in the animated television show The Simpsons, creator and writer Matt Groening uses satire as a means of addressing these stereotypes
Analysis of The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West Nathanael West’s The Day of the Locust tells the story of people who have come to California in search of the American Dream. They travel west hoping to escape less than perfect lives and pursue success in Hollywood. The characters in this novel dream of a life of luxury, having lots of money, and living happily ever after. They eventually come to the realization that the seemingly picture perfect life that California represents is not as
Andy made sure that he explained to his son, Opie, that they still were fond of Gomer, but they were annoyed with him trying to do good. When he spoke to Opie, he lowered his face to him and spoke to him in a sterner but soft and understanding voice to where Opie knew this was a learning experience. He was not mean but changed his tone to where Opie knows he was not joking around. Another change of tone in the Andy Griffith show was when Andy tried tricking Gomer that he had saved him. In this
Scandal, a Shonda Rhimes series in which she plays Olivia Pope, a crisis management expert to politicians and power brokers in Washington DC. For her role, she has been nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, and a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television series. Kerry is also a member of V-Day, a global movement that brings awareness to violence against