How does the film industry depict (dépeindre) the American dream ?

Here are the activities I would like you to do .We will correct them in class on Monday the 11th

Axis : Fictions and realities

Theme: The representation of the American dream through Hollywood movies.

Key question : How does the film industry depict (dépeindre) the American dream ?

1/How does Hollywood portray success and ambition?

Activity 1:

Prendre connaissance de la fiche de vocabulaire jointe. Pour l’instant se concentrer uniquement sur le vocabulaire de THE AMERICAN DREAM. Le mettre sur quizlet et commencer à l’apprendre.

a-What is the American dream?

Log on the following website https: ia.com/terms/a/american-dream.asp//www.investoped

There is a video called  American Dream that lasts 1mn31 (Attendre que la vidéo se charge ) . Listen to it so as to complete the following information.

Helpful vocabulary:

Whims= caprices

Landlord=owner

a-Definition given of the American dream

b-Who can achieve it?

c-Cite  3 examples showing that you attained the American dream

d-Say where  the tenets (=principles) of the American Dream are  written then sum up its main principles.

b-The Great Gatsby

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Film poster of The Great Gatsby,Baz Luhrmann (2013)

a-Introduce this document, describe it and imagine what the film is about.

b-Before watching the trailer of this film read the summary below to know what the novel of F.Scott Fittzgerald deals with.You must be able to talk about it.

While The Great Gatsby is a highly specific portrait of American society during the *Roaring Twenties, its story is also one that has been told hundreds of times, and is perhaps as old as America itself: a man claws his way from rags to riches, only to find that his wealth cannot afford him the privileges enjoyed by those born into the upper class. The central character is Jay Gatsby, a wealthy New Yorker of indeterminate occupation. Gatsby is primarily known for the lavish (extravagant ) parties he throws each weekend at his ostentatious (appearance showy )Gothic mansion in West Egg. He is suspected of being involved in illegal bootlegging (traffic d’alcool ) and other underworld activities.

https://www.gradesaver.com/the-great-gatsby/study-guide/summary

*The Roaring Twenties.

The Roaring Twenties was a period in history of dramatic social and political change. For the first time, more Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929, and this economic growth swept many Americans into an affluent but unfamiliar “consumer society.” People from coast to coast bought the same goods (thanks to nationwide advertising and the spread of chain stores), listened to the same music, did the same dances and even used the same slang! Many Americans were uncomfortable with this new, urban, sometimes racy “mass culture;” in fact, for many–even most–people in the United States, the 1920s brought more conflict than celebration. However, for a small handful of young people in the nation’s big cities, the 1920s were roaring indeed.

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