A Dysfunctional Perfect Family

             "Ay caramba!" Bart, from The Simpsons, always makes audiences laugh when he uses this comical line. The rest of his family also has similar lines that are just as funny. Throughout most of the 90's, The Simpson family has entertained people with its great humorous adventures week after week. The show has affected people subconsciously into reinforcing the public's hopes for an American Dream of their own. The American Dream is to have a nice house, a good job, a happy family, and a lot of money. The Simpsons have all of this, but each benefit comes with a twist. This comical and entertaining cartoon represents the American Dream of a typical family life, which embodies America's widely shared culture through its portrayal of the perfect family structure.
             Homer, the father, is the main character that gets the most attention in most of the episodes. This may be because he is the most comical of all characters due to his stupidity. The irony is that he works at a nuclear power plant, where he hardly works at all. This symbolizes the level of technology in America and how any idiot can use and operate it. Homer cannot do his job adequately and is always causing accidents at the plant. The other normal people are the ones who are capable of running the plant, so they do his job for him. This is America at its best, where people would rather let someone else do the work for them. Homer always leaves his work place and lets others do his job at the nuclear power plant. Most of the time he just leaves the plant and does not get punished by his boss. When he is not at work, he is living a normal life just like a regular person. He drinks beer, watches TV, and pays his taxes. This profile closely matches with today's average male who drinks beer, watches TV, and pays his taxes.
             Marge, the mother in the family, is Homer's total opposite. Her traditional "job" is to stay at home an...

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