The article "How to Read Donald Duck" brought to my attention what I past off as a kid. the ducks had no descendants. Everyone is a either a nephew, aunt, or uncle. Its as if they have always existed. I was surprised to watch Duck Tales again and find that everyone was in fact a uncle, nephew, or aunt. Another socializing agent the article brought to my attention, were the gender specific personalities to the characters. Daisy is seen as a nag and always needs to be taken care of , while Donald pretty much kind of an tough guise. I can't agree that these negative images can only harm children who watch this and imitate the social order and behavior , because children don’t look into covert meanings of images until much later in life. If we educate our children about these factors and give them understanding to why they do the thing they do. We will have given them a brighter future.
I never questioned where the duckie's parents were either. I always thought that they just came to Uncle Scrooge for their vacations or holidays. Yet not only has the cartoon highlighted with the male characters as domineering to the females', but it has also portrayed the lack of the sense of family ties in society today, hence no mere mentioning of "mom" and "dad." Family ties and family time together have become so scarce in our society today, and cartoons like this only illustrated as a common given for little children to absorb and accept.
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