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Transcript

THE SIMPSONS SOCIAL CRITIQUE THROUGH CHARACTERS

INDEX

CLICK ON THE TITLES TO ACCESS THE SLIDES CLICK ON THE TV AND THE PANEL FOR MORE

1. Introduction

2. The Dilemma of Predictions

3. Characters

4.Conclussion

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INTRODUCTION

Tv Series influential in our society Beyond entertainment,critique of society Satirized politics, media, culture ... Characters as archetypes

THE DILEMMA OF PREDICTIONS

reality is following their exaggerated scenariosexaggeration current social trends

CLICK ON THE TV TO ACCESS THE COMPILATION OF PREDICTIONS

CLICK ON ANY CHARACTER TO ACCESS THEIR SLIDE

HOMER

  • Decline of the working-class American dream.
  • Consumerism and Excess as a way of evading reality.
  • Corporate exploitation and workplace discontent.

BART

  • Failures of school, family, and government institutions to genuinely engage or support children.
  • Represents suburban boredom and the lack of meaningful purposes.

LISA

  • Highlights anti-intellectual trends in American culture.
  • Gender expectations and feminism
  • Hypocrisy in activism
  • Desperate need for validation

GRANDPA

  • American veteran forgotten by society
  • Parody of the veterans ´ living situation
  • Society abandons the non-productive
  • elderly suffering

CHIEF WIGGUM

  • depicts the ineffectiveness of the police system
  • reflects institutional desinterest in fixing real problems

MR BURNS

  • representation of extreme capitalism
  • satire of unscrupulous billionaire magnates
  • his profits before the welfare of workers and society.
  • corrupt, cruel, exploitor, political manipulator
  • identification of societal patterns
  • reality is following their exaggerated scenarios
  • satire serves as a warning rather than a prophecy.

REVEREND LOVEJOY

  • Parody of Protestant Church
  • Greedy
  • Exaggerated sexual desire, evoking lust (capital sin).

MOE

  • representation of the unsuccessful
  • parody of the effects of loneliness and social rejection.
  • recurring suicide attempt: satire of male mental problems being minimized.

MAYOR QUIMBY

  • Satire of corrupt and incompetent politicians
  • embezzles public funds for his luxurious life
  • Manipulation of the electoral system
  • Hypocrital and double standards
  • Empty promises and populism

PATTY AND SELMA

  • representation of people working on burocracy
  • parody social pressure on women to marry
  • discontent with life
  • resentment towards happy people

KRUSTY THE CLOWN

  • greed of corporate entertainment, prioritizing profit over quality, often endorsing low-quality products and exploiting his audience.
  • Despite his scandals, Krusty remains idolized by his audience

FRANK GRIMES

  • Representation of failed meritocracy
  • Bad living conditions despite his effort
  • hardworker but supperpassed by an incompetent
  • tragic ending

TEACHERS

  • parody of the school system
  • poor working conditions (low salary ...)
  • teachers defeated by the system
  • no motivation towards the students

CONCLUSSION

  • THE SIMPSONS do not predict
  • Reality materializes their jokes
  • Each character portrays a societal flaw

THE END!

CHARACTERS

the following list contains some of the most relevant characters and their satirical representation

  • Homer
  • Bart
  • Lisa
  • Grandpa
  • Chief Quimby
  • Mayor Quimby
  • Reverend Lovejoy

MAP

THE SIMPSONS PREDICTION COMPILATION