Intertextuality As A Postmodern Trait: The Simpsons Sitcom

Abstract

In analyzing The Simpsons Sitcom, the paper aims to clarify the ideology of Postmodernism and how this Sitcom theatre expresses and interacts with it. In this article, the text is analyzed from the point of view of the Postmodern technique, Intertextuality. Intertextuality is an introduction to the history of earlier literary works. An attempt to comment on the state of literature and society at the end of the 20th century by borrowing old literature. The Simpsons sitcom relies heavily on Intertextuality concerning social, cultural, popular, and historical culture. The Simpson uses Intertextuality in references to itself and other works, and the program demonstrates a high level of confidence through frequent references to its creations. After all, anyone who has watched The Simpsons, at least once, knows that it offers predictions that have received appropriate support. The Simpsons sitcom is used to predict real-life events subconsciously.