A Visual History of Literary References on 'The Simpsons'

[Henry M]

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/09/a-visual-history-of-literary-references-on-the-simpsons/245479/#slide33

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Henry Mu
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On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Werner Presber <wernerpresber at yahoo.de> wrote:
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> 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."(…)