Lieux et formes de pouvoir/ Mythes et héros/ Anglais

« Notions: Myths and heroes I'm going to speak about the notion myth and heroes.

A myth is a traditional story, concerning the early history of people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon.

It's in this context that it is possible to state that the famous American dream is a myth and probably the reason of the immigration of twenty million people between 1892 and 1954 Those people came from different countries and the majority of them hoped to fulfill their dreams.

Nowadays, we can observe that people's request s for getting the American nationality keep on increase .

Can we say that America is the land where dreams come true? I The origin of the American Dream a) The story of the Pilgrims b) Why do they embody the American Dream ? / What sort of values did they bring? First of all, we must explain the origin of the American Dream with the story of the Pilgrims.

English people were obliged to leave England 400 years ago because of religious persecutions. They travelled across the sea in rough conditions and reach ed Massachusetts in November so as a result many of them died. Fortunately, they were rescued by an Indian tribe called Wampanog who taught them how to grow crops ans that's how the pilgrims survived. They embody the American dream - a few days before landing, the M ayflower Compact was signed by all passenger and remains until today one of the sources of the American democracy. - The Pilgrims were deeply religious and brought with them their sense of honor as they struggled to obtain freedom of conscience, religious freedom . II- America, the land of milk and honey a) The immigrants' vision of America. Secondly, America is the land of milk and honey. -Already at the time America is was the land of freedom and democracy. -Furthermore, the song written by Bruce Springsteen in 2012 denounce s the partial vision of the immigrants. -For them America is the of leading a better life as they think that America is a land of wealth y and luxury where everything is possible.

Nouvelle phrase> If you are determined to achieve your goal and enrich.→ new Eldorado b) Lots of icons contribute to promote positive images of the country/Who are the icons who contribute to promoting Then some artist s like to promote a positive imag e of the USA.

- Especially Peter Pismestrovic in his cartoon Dreamland. -The places, things and people seen in the cartoon were the embodiment of the American way of life and present America like land of plenty (Coca-Cola, McDonald’s),. »