The Simpsons is a animated show that has been around almost my entire life and it has always been one of the most well known comedic shows on T.V. The Simpsons is also known for having meaningful undertones in some of their episodes. It is a show that is placed in a town called Springfield and is focused on a pretty unorthodox father named Homer and his family. In the episode I am critiquing, the kids at Bart and Lisa’s school have to take a standardized test.
The makers of this episode use hyperbole to convey the point that standardized tests are a failed system of determining where people go in life and that they are very out date in today’s society. They do this by stating things that are true, but put a specific emphasis on things that they are mocking. For example, the teacher says when they are finished with the test, “Since we have an extra 15 minutes, we will sit forward and stare at the well.”
The purpose of the episode is deeper than making fun of standardized testing and really gets at the point that the tests should not be controlling where kids end up after high school. It also gets at the point that the tests are very outdated for the complex society we have today. This topic has been brought up in society for the past couple years because of the pressure put on these tests for high school students, when the tests get such a small part of a student’s persona.
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