“The answers to life’s problems aren’t at the bottom of a bottle. They’re on TV!” The more I thought about this, the more I realized that we can learn a lot from two characters from Springfield who, surprisingly enough, most college students relate to pretty well: Mr. Burns and Homer Simpson. Now I know what you’re thinking. All the Wharton kids are Mr. Burns, all the frat boys are Homer, and the rest of you are confused by the analogy I just drew. But let me explain. In the book, The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D’oh! Of Homer, we find an in-depth character analysis of both the greedy capitalist and the loud-mouthed father. Surprisingly, many of us have characteristics that are quite Burnsian. Not so “excellent” one would think. The idea is that Mr. Burns can never be happy because for him, “everything only takes on meaning in light of something else [and] it would seem as if nothing would have any meaning.” Read More >>>
