Race Equality in The Simpson’s TV Show

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Race Equality in The Simpson’s TV Show

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Homer-

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Homer is a vibrant character. he is father, husband and a safety

inspector. Some of the things on his favorite list are beer” Duffy”,

donuts; his wife’s cooking and watching TV. Some of the things he

dislikes are Mr. Burns (his boss) taking responsibility for his

actions and his next-door neighbor Ned Flanders. Even though is an

unintelligent, sloppy adult he is always there for his family when

they need him.

Marge- Marge Simpson homer’s wife. She is a housewife and her day

involves cooking, packing lunchboxes, cleaning the house and taking

care of her kids and homer (who acts like a kid most of the time.

Marge also has two twin sisters called Selma and Patty. Marge has been

through a lot. she was once kidnapped by a biker gang. And she’s had

work line goes from being a police officer to fighting violence.

Lisa- Lisa Simpson is the intelligent one in the family. She is eight

years old but she has the brain of a college student. she loves to

write inspirational essays, the whole family won a trip to Washington

D.C once because of an essay that Lisa wrote. Her favorite things are

her saxophone, her doll, homework and school. If she could wish for

anything it would have to be world peace

Bart- young Bart Simpson is known as a troublemaker and a menace by

most of Springfield residents. He always manages to get himself into

some sort of trouble. Bart’s role model and heroes are krusty the

clown and Santa’s little helper. His best friend is his dad, homer.

But Bart has his good sides too. He decided to be friend’s with

millhouse who is seen as an outsider by the other kids at school. He

once helped his teacher to kind love and he helped jail some

criminals.

Maggie- little Maggie Simpson is just a year old but she is a very

strong-minded character. she is not a huge focus in the show.

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