Patti

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Patty Bouvier has one of the central roles in the work’s plot and is Marge’s sister so she is in the family, but she does not appear in that many episodes. The character is static because she is always the same and does not change through the the show. Her behaviour and looks are still the same. She is not a very nice person and that does not change at all. Patty is in many ways a good example of a stereotype kind of way. She is a good example of a woman who is very rude and selfish. She does not like homer at all and has a sworn celibacy. In Marge’s childhood she was often disliked by Patty (and her twinsister). She is a very bad smoker and is also rude to her customer at her job at the DMV. Patty has an afro that from an angle forms a "G" and she is distinguished by her triangular earings, circular necklace beads, pink shoes and pinkish dress. She can appear as a very naughty woman. She is a Marge’s older sister, unmarried and chain-smoking. She harbors a passionate disdain for Homer. She hates him so much she would rather allow a dangerously incompetent driver on the road than miss a chance for a joke at Homer’s expence. She likes to be totally in control and has chosen a life of celibacy. She is often sarcastic and rude with her customers at the DMV. She thinks that her life is empty and boring. She spends her nights at home, watching MacGyver and smoking many cigarettes. She prides herself on being less desperate than her twin sister, Selma who has been married and divorced twice. Patty has only had one relationship and that was a one-sided fling with Principal Skinner. She may appear very sarcastic and arrogant to others. She can also be captured as not that inconsiderate and nice to people. Patty and her sister are characterized as “who suck the life out of everything”. Patty’s weakness is that she smokes a lot, many cigarettes a day. Her other weakness is watching MacGyver. Her strength is that she can talk for herself and has her own opinions. She is also established with her work (at the DMV) and knows what she is doing. The age is not revealed but one can see that she is very old because of the hair. She and her sister share’s an apartment at the Spinster Arms apartment complex. I would say that the character Patty Bouvier is used to explore and reveal some aspects of human nature. Her character can be very much alike others. She smokes heavily, is not that polite, is a bit lazy but still has her feet on the ground, but she can also be nice. She really likes her family (except from Homer).
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