Marge is the Voice of Reason vs Ned Flanders the Voice of religion and Christianity in USA
Ned Flanders – The Divine Command theory
“Consequently, Ned consults with Reverend Lovejoy or prays directly to God himself to resolve the moral dilemmas he faces… he asks reverends permission to play ‘capture the flag’… Lovejoy responds, “oh, just play the damn game Ned” PG 55 (TSP) – With God ruling over Ned Flanders’ life we can see one side of America popular culture through the divine command mind. This is where Ned can not seem to understand that you can still believe in and worship God and still live your life with your own decision making without having to consult the bible every morning.
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However, she does this because Homer threatens in her beliefs of God and with Homer doing this it also threatens the belief in the children as well, which is where Marge crosses the line.
• In the Book ‘The Simpsons and Philosophy the D’oh of Homer’. The Editors both Gerald J.Erion and Joseph A.Zeccardi show two polar opposite characters share the same belief but not the same views. This clearly shows how religious views and beliefs within the united states oppose one another – Going from extreme to a much calmer view of religion, Marge Simpson and Ned Flanders have the most polar opposite views when it comes to being within the same religion.
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PG 98 (Animated Worlds) – This still shows how the American popular culture of Christianity and how the man of the family is still over powering the women/mother of the family by showing small areas of dominance and the main one being that Homer has job at the Nuclear Power Plant and Marge staying at home, cleaning the house, cooking food and looking after the kids. However, this still doesn’t stop Marge there, No, Marge is still able to go out and explore new things and even get jobs of her own. One of her jobs turned into a career being a member of the Springfield police. Completely throwing the dominance of the family around, making Homer and Marge switch places.
• Hegemonic “…Noted by Alex Ben Black, The Simpsons was created to be an ‘alternative television… to attract young urban viewers” PG 99 (AW) – With the Nuclear family being one of the main target audiences back when ‘The Simpsons’ first aired. They were able to connect to the each family member by the characters of the nuclear family known as ‘The Simpsons’. Within, nuclear families in America, religion was also a main part and so it was the same within ‘The Simpsons’ family as
Ned Flanders – The Divine Command theory
“Consequently, Ned consults with Reverend Lovejoy or prays directly to God himself to resolve the moral dilemmas he faces… he asks reverends permission to play ‘capture the flag’… Lovejoy responds, “oh, just play the damn game Ned” PG 55 (TSP) – With God ruling over Ned Flanders’ life we can see one side of America popular culture through the divine command mind. This is where Ned can not seem to understand that you can still believe in and worship God and still live your life with your own decision making without having to consult the bible every morning.
“Ned Flanders exemplifies one way… He thinks that … morally …show more content…
However, she does this because Homer threatens in her beliefs of God and with Homer doing this it also threatens the belief in the children as well, which is where Marge crosses the line.
• In the Book ‘The Simpsons and Philosophy the D’oh of Homer’. The Editors both Gerald J.Erion and Joseph A.Zeccardi show two polar opposite characters share the same belief but not the same views. This clearly shows how religious views and beliefs within the united states oppose one another – Going from extreme to a much calmer view of religion, Marge Simpson and Ned Flanders have the most polar opposite views when it comes to being within the same religion.
Animated Worlds – Edited by Suzanne …show more content…
PG 98 (Animated Worlds) – This still shows how the American popular culture of Christianity and how the man of the family is still over powering the women/mother of the family by showing small areas of dominance and the main one being that Homer has job at the Nuclear Power Plant and Marge staying at home, cleaning the house, cooking food and looking after the kids. However, this still doesn’t stop Marge there, No, Marge is still able to go out and explore new things and even get jobs of her own. One of her jobs turned into a career being a member of the Springfield police. Completely throwing the dominance of the family around, making Homer and Marge switch places.
• Hegemonic “…Noted by Alex Ben Black, The Simpsons was created to be an ‘alternative television… to attract young urban viewers” PG 99 (AW) – With the Nuclear family being one of the main target audiences back when ‘The Simpsons’ first aired. They were able to connect to the each family member by the characters of the nuclear family known as ‘The Simpsons’. Within, nuclear families in America, religion was also a main part and so it was the same within ‘The Simpsons’ family as