A Visual History of Literary References on 'The Simpsons'

[Werner Presber]

A Visual History of Literary References on 'The Simpsons'

(…) The Simpsons' lives continually mirror objects of real-world  
social anxieity, from violent video games (Itchy and Scratchy) to  
fast food conglomerates (Krustyburger). Numerous academic works have  
been devoted not just to the character of the Simpsons as people, but  
to the elements of American culture that they reflect, from the  
language and symbolism of consumer culture to the subject of  
"intertextuality, hyperreality, and critique of metanarratives." We  
see our world reflected in the dynamics of family life in the Simpson  
household and beyond. We are all Springfieldians now.

The focal point for the show's cultural awareness is, of course,  
Lisa, precocious bookworm and perennial conscience of the family, who  
laments that she's destined for a life without friends or, even  
worse, a life confined to "grown up nerds like Gore Vidal, and even  
he's kissed more boys than I have."(…)
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