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The Simpsons and Society An Analysis of Our Favorite Family and Its Influence in Contemporary Society Table of Contents Foreword Preface Homer Quotes Introduction: The Simpsons: More than "Just a Cartoon" Section 1 Chapter 1 Is Homer a Good Father? Chapter 2 Bart: America's Bad Boy? Chapter 3 Marge: Holding the Family Together Chapter 4 Lisa: True Simpson or Potential Future College Student? Chapter 5 To Speak or Not to Speak: Maggie Simpson vs. Stewie Griffin Chapter 6 C. Montgomery Burns and the Pursuit of True Happiness Chapter 7 The Practice of Dr. Hibbert vs. the Malpractice of Dr. Nick (and a Small Dose of Dr. Steve) Chapter 8 The Minor Characters 71 Chapter 9 The Simpsons vs. Other Television Sitcoms 83 Section 2--Simpsonian Themes: The Simpsons On... Chapter 10 The Importance of Cartoons in a Contemporary Society Cartoons and Global Politics: Animation as a Source of Contemporary Commentary on World Affairs Ay Carumba! Simpsonian News and Views Essay # 1 Politics and the Typographic Mind Essay # 2 The Political Television Commercial: A Shift in Political Discourse Essay # 3 Why American Exceptionalism Should Cease to Exist Essay # 4 The Effects of Industrialization on the Worker: Homer Simpson as the Industrialized Employee Essay # 5 A Critical Evaluation of Descartes' Meditation I Conclusion Bibliography A Special Message to My Nuclear Family Acknowledgments About the Author The Simpsons and Society By Steven Keslowitz Hats Off Books ISBN 1587362538 MSRP $15.95 See excerpt Last updated on November 5, 2003 by webmaster@snpp.com
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