The Simpsons Analysis

Imagine living in a world where the public believed everything the government said, or a world where people did not question the authority. It would suck, right? Well believe it or not today’s society is faced with problems similar to those, and often people cannot see these problems while others do not realize that they are serious issues. Thankfully thanks to technology, we are able to bring awareness of these issues by placing emphasis on them.

In Steve Johnsons’ article, “It’s All About Us,” he says that “web 2.0 is organized around people …adding their voice to the web’s evolving conversations as a megaphone.” By this he means that technology brings the opportunity for the spread of effective communication by allowing people to talk and

It does so by exaggerating certain parts in the episode to show how easily influenced people can be. For example, when Mr. Burns is having dinner at the table with the Simpsons family, he starts to answer all the questions that they have for him. Mr. Burns knew that his dinner with the Simpsons family was going to be recorded and broadcasted on live TV. So, before starting dinner he asked every member of the Simpsons family to memorize questions to ask him so he can talk about his “great qualities,” and the great things that he can offer the people. For the viewer, it is obvious that this scene in the show is exaggerated because Lisa looks miserable asking questions and every time Mr. Burns answers a question his response is a little exaggerate. One way Mr. Burns exaggerates is through his body movements. He gets up form his chair raises his hand and slams it on the kitchen table during the dinner. Also, his voice gets louder and more demanding. They are supposed to be having dinner, so there is no reason for why he should be reacting this way. Also, Mr. Burns asks Lisa “do you have a question?” and Lisa responds, “ Yes sir, your campaign seems to have the momentum or a runaway freight train. Why are you so popular?” This is another example of how this scene is exaggerated. Lisa is only eight years old. A girl her age would not be interested in asking the politician a question. She would probably

The show of The Simpsons first aired in the 1980s. From that time and now we have moved away from the stereotypical expectation of women only serving for the purpose of being housewives and stay home moms. This episode shows how Marge overturned the gender role expectation while it depicts her husband as a fool. In the show, Marge is the housewife who stays home takes care of the children and cooks. Homer chose to vote for Mr. Burns who is a corrupt candidate. However, despite Homer insisting Marge to vote for Mr. Burns, Marge decides to vote for someone else. The fact that her husband does not influence her decision already shows her as a woman who is not easily affected or manipulated by her husband. On the contrary, Homer is the one being manipulated by Mr. Burns. Marge tells Homer that she does not believe that Mr. Burns is that the best candidate and that he is treating him like a guinea pig, but Homer does not listen. This does not only show his nescience but it also proves wrong the stereotypical expectation of a woman who does what her husband tells her to. Also, Marge is presented as being more intelligent than her husband. Marge does not allow herself to be fooled like her husband, and instead, she uses her intelligence to uncover the corrupt candidate Mr. Burns. Marge serves Mr. Burns his own lie when she serves him his fish for the second course of