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As I have written analysis for the past five weeks on
cartoons, I have realized that all types of theories we studied this course
were present in the various cartoons we watch.
With the theory of popular icons, cartoon characters are idolized by
children for decades. In the theory of
rituals, we have a tradition of watching cartoon holiday specials, such as
Charlie Brown Christmas, even into our adulthood when we pass on this tradition
to our children. Superman and Batman are
originally cartoon comic book characters that have portrayed an image of hero
for many decades. They are heroes that
defend the innocent, defeat the villains, and always get the girl at the
end. Cartoons also show formulas that
are repeated in each episode. The best example of this is Looney Toons
characters going through the same situations of chasing each other around like
Willie Coyote chasing the Road Runner every episode.
The most interesting findings from my analysis is that a
picked topic, such as cartoons, can be looked at from all these theories point
of views to figure out if this topic is part of the popular culture. With learning about each theory of popular
culture, I got a better understanding on how cartoons are made to attract the
attention of the viewer with formulas, how cartoons are a tradition passed down
from older generations to young kids, and the importance of cartoons through
the decades to popular culture.
I will think of cartoons now in the view of popular culture
to help me get a better understanding of different cartoons I watch in the
future. I can also use what I have
learned about popular culture to pass down to younger generations what cartoons
really mean instead of a colorful television show.
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