What's UUPPPP with The Simpsons

To begin with, there is a struggle with masculinity between the boys at the start and the girl whose bag they have stolen. It seems to me that they have stolen her bag in an attempt to prove that they are strong individuals since men are supposed to be strong and powerful. When Bart comes to aid the girl, whose name I have forgotten, he exhibits a struggle with adolescence. He is not old enough or mature enough to know what to do when he meets the girl. He is completely "oblivious" to the advances made by the girl. When he makes the decision to dump her, he does so because he does not know what else to do. Before I go any further, I must comment on Arnold's (the girl's father) stereotype of the masculine. Arnold (Arnold Schwarzeneggar) is big, dumb, and always ends up having to kick some ass. I think it is a very comical embodiment of the "perfect" or most masculine male. Anyways, after Bart has dumped the girl and goes back to remake their friendship is when Milhouse is thrown into the mix. This is where the erotic triangle form; mimetic desire. Bart arrives at the mansion to find Milhouse smooching on his woman. He dumped her but because Milhouse is going out with her now, he wants what Milhouse has because Milhouse has it. The girl becomes the objectified third and the fun begins. The triangle differs in that Bart is already friends with Milhouse and they begin to fight immediately. Everything becomes a competition and their friendship is on the ropes. Finally, at the end of the show, the objectified third; the girl decides to end the relationship with Milhouse and now both Bart and Milhouse cannot have the "object". Here, they are able to blame the girl by saying "we are friends until the next one," placing the blame on the object. After this happens, they are able to be friends again. The show is over until the next one.