Myths and heroes
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Representation of the American dream
Values
"Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, withopportunity for each according to ability or achievementregardless of social class or circumstances of birth." JamesTruslow
easy word
determination
cairage (=courage)
material wealth
equal opportunity
everyone can become rich
freedom
to do what you want, to succeedin your domain
It's
The possibility to make your dreamscome true, even if it's difficult toarchieve
The possibilty to succeed, even ifyou are a "nobody"
To have lot of money, a nice family, a nicecar, a big house, a dog in a beautifulgarden
Pic 1 : Young woman (big house, nice car) > embodiesthe AD. Young has everything they want/ we can dreamof. She is holding a gun/weapon (represents thesecurity)
Pic 2 : Perfect people, with perfect love in aperfect life, full of luck and wealth. They seem tobe happy.
Pic 3 : farmer picking apples on the three : important crop in ahuge orchard with beautiful landscape in the background. showsabundance and profusion of the American lands and wealth ofUSA. beautiful landscapes : with the great Canyon.
A other pic :
the rocket represents the technologicaladvances of USA and the force they have in theuniverse
the differents cars are the symbolof weakth of the US population
"DUZ DOES EVERYTHING" is tooabout tue wealth of americanpeople
the military represebts military strengthof USA in the world and the secure ofUSA
The man who is eating a ice cream with thebeautiful woman represents the perfect lovestory
the young girl is the symbol of the perfect family,the perfect amercan dscent, the perfecteducation
Differents faces of AD (avec les chansons)
Everything isn't perfect in the AD : discriminations againstimmigrants (awful living conditions, they have to stay amongthemselves, they have less opportunities, less well paid (= bienpayé))
USA is a wealthy country, strond industrie,powerful economy, country of freedom, people cabbe everything they want
people who believe in the AD are too selfish,behavior led by money without thinking aboutpeople around them
Behind the american dream
the AD says that everyone is equal and has the same right tostrive for (se battre pour) his luck (cad equal opportunities).But in reality people won't to be succesful if they to lowerclasses
a kid with rich parents have more chance tosucceed because he has a good education (goodschools are very expensive)
The AD isn't as popular as in thepast today more difficult to havesuccess
problems with guns because no control ofguns, much more mass murders than in othercountries
economi crisis : people lose their job
can't to pay the banks (lose house, cars ...)
news report : living tunnels