People's impression of "The Simpsons" is mostly its "God Prophecy", from the prediction of Trump's election to the US President in 2000, to the government's monitoring events, "The Simpsons" as a funny satirical animation, vividly depicts the real society.
The shaping of roles - the projection of the stereotypes of each social role
From Homer, who is delicious and lazy, to Bart, who is not good for skin; from burns, who are rich and unkind, to William, a Scottish janitor who is violent and poor. All roles are projections of the social role stereotypes they represent, colloquially a collection of prejudices. Cartoons magnify the shortcomings of human nature through fictitious social events, which can be called a mirror of society. Sitting in front of the TV, we may secretly laugh at the behavior of deceiving ourselves and stealing bells, but in these prejudices, there is no shadow of ourselves. The humor of "The Simpsons" is based on the social oddities it exposes. It can be said that it is ironic.
The core - is it love? Is it family? neither
"The Simpsons" has gone through 29 seasons, and each episode is an independent segment. Under the ever-changing situation, the constant is the routine of the plot. Some unrelated things collide by coincidence, this is the origin of the thing, then the conflict between the characters starts to intensify, and then the two characters (usually Homer) start to reflect, and finally return because of family affection. Therefore, some people say that the core of the script is family, and the reason is very straightforward: even though the people of Springfield have various shortcomings, but they still have love in their hearts, the ending will be reunited. Such an explanation might make sense in ordinary comedy, but in the magical land of Springfield, The Simpsons' story will give us a more direct answer.
Homer is often vicious towards Bart, and when he is impulsive, he likes to pinch his son's neck with open arms. In S14E11Barting over, Bart moved directly out of his home. Homer displayed panic like never before, especially when he saw that his son was doing just fine. The independence of his son reflects his incompetence, so he desperately wants to regain his father's position. Under the director's operation, Bart finally returned to his family of origin.
It can be seen that Homer cannot do well as a father, and he is afraid of losing his social role. This fear of being deprived of social status has become the driving force behind him.
In fact, Springfield Town, a perilous but sturdy social system, has only lasted for a long time because of people's ardent maintenance of social status, and so is our society. No matter how lazy, greedy, or stupid an individual in society is, as long as he has a little sense of social responsibility, society will still function, and no one cares about your morality.
Corrupt and loose sheriffs, corrupt mayors who prostitutes, and ruthless and indifferent principals, when their social status is shaken, resort to the energy they do not have in their jobs. It has to be ironic.
Some people say that the great thing about The Simpsons is that it does not have a favorite character of its own, but it is still popular.
The real society will obviously be more harmonious than Springfield Town. Springfield Town shows the truth that we don't want to look directly in our hearts. There must be times when we are stupid and shortsighted, but human nature still has two sides, face the shortcomings and reflect more, The Simpsons will become our best mirror.
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