▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁character ▁R ita ▁from ▁the ▁stage ▁comedy ▁Edu c ating ▁R ita ▁by ▁Wil ly ▁Russell , ▁comment ing ▁that ▁both ▁women ▁later ▁regret ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁" move ▁into ▁the ▁world ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁compilation ▁book ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁and ▁Philosoph y : ▁The ▁D ' oh ! ▁of ▁H omer ▁edited ▁by ▁William ▁Ir win , ▁Mark ▁T . ▁Con ard ▁and ▁A e on ▁J . ▁S ko ble , ▁contrib utors ▁Ger ald ▁J . ▁Er ion ▁and ▁Joseph ▁A . ▁Ze cc ardi ▁c ite ▁the ▁episode ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁in ▁their ▁piece ▁titled , ▁" Mar ge ' s ▁Mor al ▁Mot iv ation ". ▁Er ion ▁and ▁Ze cc ardi ▁assert ▁that ▁Mar ge ▁has ▁" vir tu ous ▁person ality ▁tra its " ▁which ▁they ▁compare ▁to ▁Arist ot le , ▁comment ing : ▁" Wh ether ▁breaking ▁up ▁a ▁counter fe it ▁je ans ▁ring ▁run ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁gar age ▁in ▁" The ▁Spring field ▁Connection ", ▁esc aping ▁a ▁cult ▁commune ▁in ▁" The ▁Joy ▁of ▁S ect ", ▁or ▁standing ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁Po e - ss essed ▁" Tree house ▁of ▁Hor ror ". ▁Mar ge ▁is ▁rarely ▁short ▁on ▁courage ." ▁They ▁also ▁note ▁that ▁" Mar ge ' s ▁crime - sto pping ▁vig il ant ism ▁in ▁" The ▁Spring field ▁Connection " ▁and ▁her ▁dangerous ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁Mov ement arian ▁commune ▁in ▁" The ▁Joy ▁of ▁S ect "