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Gender Roles In The Simpsons

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Seeings as I have been faced with the option of tuning into a showing of Rosanne or an episode of The Simpsons, I have made the decision to watch one episode of majority of the populations all time favorite, The Simpsons. In the Simpsons family Marge is the mother and Homer is the father of Lisa, Bart, and Maggie. Each member of the family has an easily distinguished role. For example, Marge is portrayed the caregiver and Homer is shown as the “breadwinner.”

Furthermore, it is safe to assume that Marge is identified as the mother figure in The Simpsons. Due to her having the privilege of being a mother figure, she is held accountable for cleaning the house, cooking all of the meals, and listening to and helping with any problems the

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