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Snake Jailbird - Analyze The Simpsons Selina

I was given a task where I were going to analyze a character from "The Simpsons", Snake Jailbird.

Snake Jailbird is a character that is not so central to the work's plot and he is a minor character. His function in the story is to help the main characters get the action on. Snake Jailbird is a flat character. He is a simple character that also is underdeveloped and he only have a few key traits. Snake Jailbird is a static character, and by that I mean that he stays the same in every episode. He stays the same in every episode where he is. My character is flat.

I will not say that Snake Jailbird is stereotypical in any way. Snake Jailbird has a "valley boy" accent and that make the character act more "alive". Snake is the resident recidivist fellon, and he always get arrested for the crimes that he does, but he never stays in prison at a long time.

For an example in the episode; "Homer Badman" where Snake Jailbird takes the man in the motel as a hostage for a couple of minutes. Homer and his family is shaken by Snake's appearence, but they just let him get away with his attempt to rob the reception at the motel.

Snake Jailbird is not a very social character, and that is because he always get himself into trouble. It seems like Snake doesn't have the "rigth" moral for how the society is today. Snake Jailbird is also a little fat, and he seems like a character that get's himself into trouble.

Snake Jailbird's characteristics are revealed in a way so that we get to know him a little bit better. It seems like he really have to work hard to stay out of trouble, but also that he don't care. He get's himself into trouble, but he never sits in jail, so I would guess that he is very good to get out of it too.

These characteristics aid in this character are being consistent as believable and interesting. I think that Snake Jailbird is a little mysterious. We don't get the chance to see so many sides of him. But of that we get to see him, we get to know that.

Snake Jailbird's strengths have to be that he always get's out of jail, and I would say that it is a strengths. But as everyone else, he have some weaknesses. He get's into trouble. In almost every episode I've seen where he had a appearance, he get's trouble. A good example of that is when he robbed the motel, and just ran away. No one tried to stop him then, and that is a good example of that Snake Jailbird is extremly good to get away with his bad actions.

We don't get to see so much of his needs, interests, desires etc. But I would not think that his enviroment is any good, and that the enviroment was bad when he grew up. I can't see any signs of further education. I would say that his economic status probably is bad, and maby that is one of the biggest reasons for his acting in social life. Snake Jailbird is a man and I would guess that he is in his early twenties. I would say that these sets of factors affect and shape the character's personality in a way that he seems bad. Snake seems like the character where everything is wrong, but I think that there is some positive sides by him. His background and personality affect his situation and actions. Maybe that is a way for him to get out he frustration and bitterness?

Sources: http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Snake_Jailbird