Sal Paradise and the False Dream of America

Type :

Book review

Pages :

4 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

05/21/2008

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Table of Contents Sal Paradise and the False Dream of America Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. Feeling the pull of her own life
  3. Dean's nostalgia
  4. Sal and Blackness
  5. Becoming familiar with the agency
  6. Conclusion
  7. Works cited

Abstract

american literature reveals a counter-culture of identity which undermines and even contradicts the popular optimism of national identity. Part of this undermining takes place in the ideologies of american literary characters, or in their "imaginary relationships...to the real conditions of existence," as defined by Althusser. These ideologies, rather than confirming the identities of the characters to which they belong, serve as a means of warping their perception of reality. I believe that this void of understanding (of the self, of the nation) can be attributed to an undercurrent of racism, solipsism, and immaturity, as seen in Jack Kerouac's On the Road.

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About the author :

pencil image Jade W.  
Level :General public Study : Literature School/University : Emerson College

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