The Relationship of the American TV Family versus the real life

I. The Simpsons; Father, Mother and three children. The various daily problems they encounter in their middle class suburban lives.

a) The Father. Hopeless fool. Everything he attempts turns into total chaos, from his job, home life, to hanging out with his buds.

b) The Mother. Hard working sensible women trying her hardest to maintain some form of sanity in her insane world.

c) The children. The broad spectrum from the rowdy to the innocent.

II. The real life middle class family Father, Mother, and three children. The somewhat different, but similar problems they encounter in their real middle class suburban lives.

a) The Father. Typical father figure trying to juggle a million things at once.

b) The Mother. Homemaker and confidant', going in every which direction to fulfill everyone's needs.

c) The children. Intelligent know it all's. "Been there done that " attitude.

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The Father, typical father figure trying to juggle a million things at once. They fit the bill so closely you'd swear they were the same.

The children, a broad spectrum from the rowdy to the innocent. He tries to maintain what they once had, but it's hard to find the time for each other and fit in the demands of work and family. Attempts to offer them advice, but lets them make their own decisions (within reason). Everything that Homer sees, touches or even hears just gets turned around 180 degrees. All in all some of the best kids to be around, until all three decide to gang up on you and you have to resort to your wits and will power.

The real life middle class family Father, Mother, and three children. Makes you wonder if this is the typical American family, is this an impression though the media that the rest of the world gets. Yet these children could be an accurate portrayal of most of the children in American society. Sharing in the joys and hardships of the family. The hustle and bustle of real life is a more accurate portrayal of your typical family then what the media displays in the Simpsons or any other type of sit-com family. First I'll break down the animated TV family "The Simpsons", and then I'll break down a real life middle class family that we might know all to well.

The children intelligent know it all's.

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