Sometimes a Beacon, Sometimes a Nightmare, But Always a Dream, and Nothing More

Download or read book Sometimes a Beacon, Sometimes a Nightmare, But Always a Dream, and Nothing More written by Matthew Arlin Smith and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of both the American dream and American society by analyzing the depictions and views of the Dream in works of Chicano/Latino literature and film. Diverse works were chosen from each respective medium and analyzed for any information they contained involving the Dream. The depictions and views of the Dream present in Chicano/Latino works were also briefly compared to mainstream Anglo counterparts. The study helped to further establish that Chicanos/Latinos are a diverse group in ideology, and that though the Dream may not always be viable for Americans, it is still a fixture in American Society.