There are many fascinating themes in the Simpson’s episode called, Lisa’s Pony. Guilt is one of them because it appears in several of the character’s stories; especially Homer, Lisa, and Marge.
In this episode, guilt is evident in Homer. The episode starts when Lisa calls Homer and asks him to get her a new reed for her saxophone. Homer decides to write this on the bottom of his shoe. As he rushes to the music store, he sees that the bar is next door. With five minutes to spare, he hurries to grab a quick beer and chugs it as fast as he can. After leaving, Homer notices that the music store is closed and begs Jerry to open it. Meanwhile, Lisa’s performance is going tremendously wrong and she gets booed off of the stage. When Homer arrives, …show more content…
Lisa starts to make her dad feel guilty because he did not bring her the reed for her saxophone in time for her concert. Lisa is being very distant towards her father, and not allowing him to do or say anything to her. Homer tries to get her an ice cream, but she quietly declines. This makes Homer upset, and puts him in the mind-set to do whatever it takes to get Lisa’s love back. When Homer decides to buy Lisa the pony that she has always wanted, Lisa is ecstatic. But Lisa does not realize that her dad has to take another job to pay for the pony. When Lisa finds out, Marge makes her feel guilty about getting the pony. Marge does this by telling Lisa about her father’s pain and how much he has had to give up to pay for it. Marge also tells Lisa that she cannot make her give up the pony, but that Lisa needs to decide on her own. When Marge says this, Lisa gulps, step backs, and replies, “All those years I lobbied to be like an adult have blown up in my face.” After a tear-filled goodbye and some sad songs on her saxophone, Lisa decides to give up her pony. Returning to the Kwick-E-Mart where her father works, Lisa tells her dad that she returned the pony and says “There’s a big dumb animal that I love even more than that horse.” Homer references throughout the episode that he does not care about the cost, but he just wants to make Lisa happy and get her love back. Even though he is not financially able to fulfil his children’s …show more content…
When Homer does not show up in time to bring Lisa her reed, Marge starts to put guilt on Homer. Marge is making Homer the guilty one because Lisa was booed off stage and was humiliated in front of a lot of people. When Homer was watching their old family videos, Marge put guilt on Homer because he never spent any time with Bart and Lisa when they were younger. That is why they hate spending time with him. When Marge realizes that Homer bought Lisa a pony, she puts guilt on Homer because he could have started to spend more time with Lisa rather than increasing the amount of time he spends away from his family in order to spend money on something. When Marge starts to do the bills, she notices that they do not have enough money to keep and care for the pony, so she tries to tell Homer that they need to get rid of it but Homer is insisting that to get back Lisa’s love, they need to keep it. They would need to take out a loan to pay for it, so Homer decides to get another job at the Kwick-E-Mart to help pay for the pony. Marge also makes Lisa feel guilty because Marge thinks that Lisa made Homer get a second job to pay for the pony when, in fact, it was Homer’s idea to get the pony and to keep it. This means that Homer knew the consequences of having a pony to take care of. He was willing to sacrifice his free time and the relationship with his family/or friends, in order to fulfil the desires of his daughter.
Guilt is an important
In this episode, guilt is evident in Homer. The episode starts when Lisa calls Homer and asks him to get her a new reed for her saxophone. Homer decides to write this on the bottom of his shoe. As he rushes to the music store, he sees that the bar is next door. With five minutes to spare, he hurries to grab a quick beer and chugs it as fast as he can. After leaving, Homer notices that the music store is closed and begs Jerry to open it. Meanwhile, Lisa’s performance is going tremendously wrong and she gets booed off of the stage. When Homer arrives, …show more content…
Lisa starts to make her dad feel guilty because he did not bring her the reed for her saxophone in time for her concert. Lisa is being very distant towards her father, and not allowing him to do or say anything to her. Homer tries to get her an ice cream, but she quietly declines. This makes Homer upset, and puts him in the mind-set to do whatever it takes to get Lisa’s love back. When Homer decides to buy Lisa the pony that she has always wanted, Lisa is ecstatic. But Lisa does not realize that her dad has to take another job to pay for the pony. When Lisa finds out, Marge makes her feel guilty about getting the pony. Marge does this by telling Lisa about her father’s pain and how much he has had to give up to pay for it. Marge also tells Lisa that she cannot make her give up the pony, but that Lisa needs to decide on her own. When Marge says this, Lisa gulps, step backs, and replies, “All those years I lobbied to be like an adult have blown up in my face.” After a tear-filled goodbye and some sad songs on her saxophone, Lisa decides to give up her pony. Returning to the Kwick-E-Mart where her father works, Lisa tells her dad that she returned the pony and says “There’s a big dumb animal that I love even more than that horse.” Homer references throughout the episode that he does not care about the cost, but he just wants to make Lisa happy and get her love back. Even though he is not financially able to fulfil his children’s …show more content…
When Homer does not show up in time to bring Lisa her reed, Marge starts to put guilt on Homer. Marge is making Homer the guilty one because Lisa was booed off stage and was humiliated in front of a lot of people. When Homer was watching their old family videos, Marge put guilt on Homer because he never spent any time with Bart and Lisa when they were younger. That is why they hate spending time with him. When Marge realizes that Homer bought Lisa a pony, she puts guilt on Homer because he could have started to spend more time with Lisa rather than increasing the amount of time he spends away from his family in order to spend money on something. When Marge starts to do the bills, she notices that they do not have enough money to keep and care for the pony, so she tries to tell Homer that they need to get rid of it but Homer is insisting that to get back Lisa’s love, they need to keep it. They would need to take out a loan to pay for it, so Homer decides to get another job at the Kwick-E-Mart to help pay for the pony. Marge also makes Lisa feel guilty because Marge thinks that Lisa made Homer get a second job to pay for the pony when, in fact, it was Homer’s idea to get the pony and to keep it. This means that Homer knew the consequences of having a pony to take care of. He was willing to sacrifice his free time and the relationship with his family/or friends, in order to fulfil the desires of his daughter.
Guilt is an important