Essay on 6 Insane Theories

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After reading about the 6 Insane (But Convincing) Theories on Children's Pop Culture, I now understand why those critics came to the conclusions that they did. By watching TV shows, we wouldn’t think about what we’re watching. As long as it was appropriate for our kids, we wouldn’t think twice about a choo-choo train or an animated duck. However, after reading these theories and thinking back to my childhood, I’ve not only realized how they can portray messages to society through cartoons, but how easily they did it. The theories on Winnie the Pooh and The Wizard of Oz were the most believable. As a matter of fact, last year in my Psychology class and my U.S. History class, we observed the same two stories and analyzed them to see what they might have been trying to portray. There’s no mistaking that Eeyore was clinically depressed. He was very pessimistic in everything that he would say or do. For example, in the article one of the quotes that Eeyore had said was "Good morning, Pooh Bear," said Eeyore gloomily. "If it is a good morning," he said. "Which I doubt," I mean c’mon! Who says those things to their best friend? And to make matters worse, it was the first thing Eeyore had said to Pooh that morning! There was also no doubt in describing Piglet having Generalized Anxiety Disorder. He was afraid of everything! One example was in an episode where Piglet was afraid of going outside. I’m surprised they didn’t make an episode where he was afraid of his own shadow. As for the Wizard of Oz, the things they talked about were pretty much a review. But again, the way that they portrayed American society through a movie was so clever and unpredictable. What are the chances of describing society so vividly and perfectly and then have a movie come out around the same time that the events are

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