ENGL 1050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Frontier Thesis, American Exceptionalism, Good Guys, Bad Guys
6 Feb 2017
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The american west: geographical place, history imbedded in the place. How americans defined themselves as they evolved into the modern age. Spread american ideal, gain a realization of themselves. Critics argue this is how americans justify ambition, making war, this type of movement and expansion. Uniquely great that sets america in front from the rest of the world, that. It"s where america and other civilizations have asserted themselves, striving. Vision of america that values a frontier mentality - being more independent, put in more physical effort, evaluating that kind of living instead of a more urban living: big way how america was defined. The western (not a true record of the west: genre in film, television, and fiction. More abstract: mental picture of western life generally comes from cultural artifacts, such as television. Directors/authors take expectations of the western life and cast it to be more of a high brow piece.
