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Adolescent Literacy
VUE Number 3, Spring 2004
An interview with Glynda and Asia Washington  Audio Clip 6
Why Asia chose the Simpsons photo
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TEXT VERSION:
Asia: The Simpsons, I just put them, because it represents a family, and it represents the good and bad sides of a family. I don't know if you watch the Simpsons, but the Simpsons are funny. We talk about the Simpsons a lot in class, in English class. They're basically... How we brought up the subject of the Simpsons is, we, the thing that we're doing now is the American Dream: What is the American Dream? They're saying, are the Simpsons an American Dream? We said, no, the Simpsons, that's not really... So what is the American Dream? To be rich, to be successful, and to be perfect, basically that's what it all comes down to. But what is the American Dream? We said the Flanders-the Flanders on the Simpsons, the next door neighbors-they're more of an American Dream than the Simpsons are. They're perfect, they go to church. They [the Simpsons] go to church too, but they really represent the good and the bad side. Because they fight. Homer chokes Bart often. Lisa plays the saxophone, I like the saxophone. And Maggie is just quiet or whatever. And Homer, he's out there... Marge is so perfect, kind of, you know, she ... It represents a regular family, what a normal family to me should be, not just perfect. Everyone has their problems, or whatever. It just represents a family to me.
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