[lit-ideas] Re: The Simpsons as philosophy
- From: Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 02:09:06 -0700
John McCreery wrote:
Anyone else seen this?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4995624.stm
In commenting on The Simpsons as philosophy, 'Kara, Portland, Oregon,
USA,' writes:
'It's a lot to put on the shoulders of our local hero, Groening, to call
him an ambassador of American culture, but every episode does seem to
illustrate our country's ridiculous character in a way that no
well-spoken diplomat can. I'm glad it's appreciated the world over...I'm
proud every time I walk down Flanders St... and Lovejoy St... and Quimby
St... and when I pass the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant.'
Kara is referring to local place names (there are others) that have
found their way into the Simpsons. The design of the Springfield Nuclear
Power Plant was apparently based on Portland General Electric's Trojan
Nuclear Plant, which was decommissioned in 1993. (The plant was about 35
miles north of Portland.) Last Sunday its iconic cooling tower was
imploded, to the applause of onlookers on the banks of the Columbia.
Matt Groening grew up in Portland, and graduated from Lincoln High
School. Homer Simpson is named after his father, Homer Groening.
Robert Paul
Reed College
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