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In episode four of season two of the Simpsons entitled “Two cars in every garage and three eyes on every fish” we see the corruption of power and politics. Mr. Burns a very wealthy man runs for governor, he is very unconcerned for the citizens of Springfield, and is only concern is the power he will attain from becoming governor. Mr. Burns has made his wealth for starting a nuclear power plant which dumps waste in a nearby lake. He has been confronted with the eco- friendliness of his plant and of course he doesn’t seem to mind. Mr. Burn who is on the verge of winning due to his dirty political tactics and out spending his opponent. He has the election wrapped up his last stop is eating dinner at the Simpsons house which will be ironically televised due to Bart Simpson …show more content…
The characters represents groups of people. We can all see ourselves in these characters and what they stand for. Marge Simpson who represents the common middle class family is concerned for the safety of the environment. She is disgusted at the actions of Mr. Burns, but she is conflicted at the same time as her husband is employed by him at the same nuclear power plant. She doesn’t feel like her voice can be heard like many Americans today. She eventually will serve him the three eyed fish which Mr. Burns said “was the future of the fish species” as the story turns full circle he won’t eat the same thing that he praised days earlier. The toxic waste has made the fish inedible and hazardous. Mr. Burns had no care for this problem until he was in the position of eating the same thing he had created. For many wealthy politicians it seems as if they cannot relate to the common people or do not deal with the same issues that the common person deals with. It was ironic that this ultimately was the reason he lost the

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