Simpsons

1. watch the Simpsons " Marge vs. the Monorail" (Season 4) A Streetcar Named Marge" (Season 4) (Note Citizen Kane allusion.) " Homers Barbershop Quartet" (Season 5) " Homer and Apu" (Season 5) Bart After Dark" (Season 8) Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(ANNOYED GRUNT)cious" (Season 8), and answer the 1-4 questions "A Streetcar Named Marge° is a look at American marriage. Would you say that A Streetcar Named Desire is primarily an exploration of marriage and mental health in post-World War II America?
2. What overall message do the songs in these episodes convey about American society?
3. What does "Marge vs. the Monorail" say about the role of women in America today? 4. What social and cultural similarities do you see in "A Streetcar Named Marge" and "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(ANNOYED GRUNT)cious"?
4. watch The Simpsons" Bart the Murderer (Season 3) " Homie the Clown" (Season 6) " Much Apu About Nothing" (Season 7) " The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" (Season 8) " Mayored to the Mob" (Season 10), answer 5-8 question, Can a case be made for Marge as a good mob wife? 6. In what ways is Homer a classic underdog? 7.Why do you think the writers of The Simpsons parody what they do from the book and the film? What point do you think the writers are trying to make? What are they trying to tell us? 8.What are the writers showing us each time Homer tries to live outside the law?

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