Task 5: Readings

Dominant reading: The Simpsons is a funny show that reflects life in America. The characters always do something more extreme than you expect which makes the show exciting.

Negotiated reading: Some of the jokes are a bit extreme but the characters are entertaining. You can see how the producers are satirising the "American Dream"

Oppositional reading: The Simpsons is a show that makes it socially acceptable to mock and riddicule different groups of people, through what they call "comedy". Its not funny or clever, its just silly and offensive to Americans and other countries.

I think I take a negotiated reading. I understand why people would take a dominant reading but you can see how they satirise the american dream and family life with extreme sterotypes of America and American families.