I have just finished reading the story The Best of America is on the Blue Highways. In the story the author talks a lot about Route 66 and how ,to him, it represents America. After reading I have came to the conclusion that the author was very effective in proving that Route 66 represents America. The author uses the examples of starting up new businesses, eating at one of a kind restaurants, and the landscape to help prove that Route 66 represents America. I believe that the author is very effective in conveying how Route 66 represents America because they give a lot of examples and reasons on why it represents America. In one sentence the author states, "It represents an America where people could open …show more content…
America is a land full of beautiful landscapes and the freeway can make you miss out on that amazing opportunity of seeing it , because you wanted to save a little time. Where if you would have took a back road, like Route 66, you would have got to witness first hand the beauty of America's landscape. In conclusion, the author had numerous examples and reasons on why and how Route 66 represents America. They gave the reason of seeing a beautiful landscape, starting your on business, and missing out on various stores and locations. This is why I believe that the author was very effective in proving that Route 66 represents
Recorded during 1980 a total of 87.2% of American homes owned at least one vehicle, while 51.5% of Americans owned more than one vehicle.[2] The increasing amount of sales resulted in an increase in the amount of cars that were on the road. The large amount of cars made the time of traveling from one destination to another longer than it was when not as many vehicles were on the road. Reducing the amount of time it took to travel lead to the idea of the highway system in 1938.[4] The extensive process of figuring out where the highways should lay and how they should be created did not allow the building process to begin until 1956.[4] Besides reducing the amount of time that it took to travel to each destination the highway system will
Most reviewers rate this book between three and four out of five, with the majority of reviews being four out of five. The book does a great job of depicting the historical events that are covered, and the author does so while still maintaining the entertaining qualities of a fiction book. I would rate this book a four out of five because it is not only entertaining to read while still accurately depicting historical events, but the author does a great job of keeping the reader’s attention with the characters’ depiction. Overall, I am pleased with the book and have learned much more from it than what is covered in The American Journey.
Harrison Scott Key, who was published in Best Travel Writing 2014, wrote about his travels on one of America’s infamous modes of transportation, the Greyhound Bus. In “Fifty Shades of Greyhound”, Key begins his memoir by recalling the first time he had ever ridden on a greyhound. He wanted to go see West Yellowstone, Montana and despite his friends questioning his sanity and his mother believing that he will die, he left. The narrator returned several days later, promising his mother he would never do anything like that again, eighteen years later he broke that promise. He begins his essay in a Greyhound station in Savannah.
He wants his readers to know that Mexico 's economy is nowhere near the level of the United States and this causes their people to go through such torture just to cross the border. Throughout his book, Urrea focuses a considerable amount of time on the gangs that offer their services to Mexicans looking to cross the border. These guides or "coyotes" that guide these people, betrays them whenever the going gets tough or border patrol is seen. Betrayal is a common theme that is seen throughout The Devil 's Highway and it is a theme that Urrea tries to entrench in the heads of his readers. Another main point that is focused on in the book is the dangers of Arizona and the despair that comes with the deserts there. The heat of the deserts and the toll it takes on those who cross it frequently appears throughout The Devil 's Highway. All these main points that Urrea discusses throughout his story are all similar. In the end, all of these main points are used to describe how difficult the Mexicans have it. From the difficult economy in Mexico to being easily exploited for money to risk their life in the hot, deadly desert of Arizona, Urrea attempts to cement the point that these illegal immigrants are humans as well. He wants his readers to know that these Mexicans are just trying to survive economically like everyone else does in the
America: land of the free and home of the brave. Stretching from coast to coast, it’s a nation that claims liberty and justice for all – but what really makes America so great? Is it the astonishing skyline of New York City, a skyline that exemplifies all that we’ve accomplished? Is it the abundance of popular culture and fame produced in the shiny, dream-making city of Hollywood? Maybe it’s the way our ancestors victoriously conquered the fertile, prosperous land that once belonged to the now seemingly forgotten indigenous people.
There are many symbols of freedom and individuality in Dennis Hoppers movie Easy Rider. The movie Easy Rider revolves around two bikers, Wyatt and Billy, making a trip from Los Angeles to New Orleans, to attend Mardi Gras. The first scene in the movie involves the two protagonists selling a large amount of cocaine to a gentleman in a Rolls Royce. After the drug deal two the bikers begin their journey to Mardi Gras, but not before Wyatt removes his watch and throws it on the ground. This action is shows Wyatt’s pursuit of freedom, because time serves only to constrain them. Once on the road you learn that their names are Wyatt and Billy, a reference to Wyatt Earp and Billy the Kid who are considered American legends, as well as outlaws. Wyatt rides a chopper with the stars and stripes on the gas tank and on his helmet while sporting the now cliché leather jacket. Billy is dressed up like a cowboy; he is wearing all tan leather with a wide brim hat. Also throughout the movie Billy refers to Wyatt as Captain America. All of these things serve to ingrain the belief that they embody the American dream which is to earn enough money to pursue your dream. It just so happens that their dream is freedom, the same belief that led to the creation of the United States.
Perso, Jeffrey. "The Lost Highway." MetroActive Travel Online. 1 May 1997. 9 April 2001. http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/05.01.97/hitchhike-9718.html.
The spaces of the American West are far from uniform, in fact, they could be considered the complete opposite. This variety is what makes the West stand apart from the rest of the United States. The lack of a more common landscape and culture, such as in the American East, provides the backdrop for a plethora of Literary prowess from authors like Jack Kerouac and Douglas Coupland, who saw the American West as the perfect setting for two of the most influential novels of our time. The wide open road was just as much of an inspiration to Kerouac as the concrete megalopolises of malls, fast food, and tracts homes were to Coupland. Western culture would be fraction of what it is today if not for its exceptional diversity among space.
After a close analysis of “America” by Tony Hoagland, the poem warns and points out the problems with our consumerism. Hoagland uses metaphors and imagery to describe the actions of American, while throwing in counteracting themes. And uses thoughts and dreams to bring in metaphors that complex the poem.
Wills, Chuck, Destination America: The People and Cultures That Created a Nation. New York: DK Publishing, 2005. Print.
America doesn’t represent America, it represents the “American Dream” and freedom from oppression which a lot of people don’t
The next use of symbolism is the setting of the journey and meeting in the woods. Early Americans looked at the woods as a test of strength, bravery and endurance. It took a lot of courage for someone to enter the forest because it was unknown territory and they would not emerge the same. ?He had taken a dreary road, darkened by all gloomiest trees of the forest?that the traveler knows not who may be concealed by the innumerable trunks?he may be passing through an unseen multitude.? (197) Goodman Brown does not face the dangers of Indians but faces the danger of reality and truth.
"Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death,The rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies,We, the people, must redeemThe land, the mines, the plants, the rivers.The mountains and the endless plain—All, all the stretch of these great green states—And make America again!” The free America is actually not free, the words on the constitution are just words. The dream has fade away. All these hard working people, all of their bloods and tears had really make the 1 percent of the American’s American dream came true. The reality is such a chaos for the narrator. he has suffered so much from this reality, so he now wants to share his idea to all the readers and try to wake them up, this is not the America that want, this is not the society they want. The American dream does not exist.
on America as a whole, and uses the people and setting of the story as
In both and Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” and Tennessee’s Williams “A Streetcar Named Desire” their use of realism versus illusion plays a vital role in the portrayal of the falseness of the American Dream. The use of realism versus illusion is very evident through many of the main characters in both works. In “A Street Car Named Desire” the women are in an elusive state as they look for the perfect relationship, but cannot grasp one due to the events that took place in their past. The men in the Loman family in “Death of a Salesman” live in a dreamlike state waiting for the American Dream to influence their lives for the better yet they never complete any actions that would lead them to the success they so desire.