阿甘正传所承载的美国乐观主义

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antilism political science of development economy, some penniless in America in the oil field overnight for gold mining and ranked in the rich people, and a large number of successful economic personages later changed successively, turned a political officials. Today, many American still wishful thinking to leave their own country to imagine encourage social rank the embodiment of longitudinal flow and spokesperson, believe that one man can by individual ability, not family relations and succeed, even women and black is no exception. Such optimism in Europe, in addition to Britain and the Czech republic, is extremely rare. 7 Most of the European believe that their success by a kind of more than their personal power factor control, but in the United States, only 32% of people believe the fatalism. The Development of the American Dream The colonists were building a new way of life in the New World and personal material wealth and obtaining the happy life they pursued. There were a number of features which would play a role in forming the American dram: representative form of government, rule of law, respect of individual, rights, religious tolerance and a strong spirit of individual enterprise. Since then, there have been deals, agreements, treaties and even laws passed to reach the dream. During most of the 18th century, Great Britain ruled the area that was to bee the United States. The colonial men wanted to be free and independent from British rule. They were tired of the injustice imposed upon them .On July 4th, 1776, representatives of the American colonies wrote and ratified the Declaration of Independence. This document ranks as one of the greatest documents in human history, as well as the first step taken by Americans to achieve the American dream. The dream of religious freedom and economic independence was started when the fiftysix members of the continental congress signed their names for all the American people. When the eastern seaboard, prising the thirteen colonies, became overcrowed, this pursuit of happiness and freedom shifted inland with the drive westward beyond the Appalachian Mountains. They moved westward and built new frontiers until they reached the pacific. The concept of the frontier is closely related to the American idea of Manifest Destiny, which first appeared in an article written by a democratic politician John Sullivan who criticized the policy of other nations of “hampering our power, limiting our greatness and checking the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.”[4] The implications of Manifest Destiny are three fold: A. Inevitability of the founding of the United States of America. B. The legitimacy of the expansion of American territory。 C. The spread of American democracy being the task of American people who were chosen to do the Lord’s work. The opening of the middle and western states increased the sense of hope and faith. It just like Ronald Reagan said, we think back to the pioneer of an earlier century, the sturdy souls who took their families and their belongings and set out into the frontier of the American west, often they met with terrible hardship. Along the Oregon Trail, you could still see the grave markers of those who fell on the way. But grief only steeled them to the journey ahead. As far as what the individuals have contributed to society, the early American dream has its positive significance. It inspired 8 individuals to strive for selfworth and promoted the American social progress and economic prosperity, and thus led the new emerging country to bee a major power in the world. IV. The Reflection of the American Dream in Forrest Gump A fool’s the American dream. There are a lot of people like Forrest Gump, I think the reason is not they saw a IQ is not high by my socalled efforts finally successful, it seems to be a new era of American dream. I say so sure someone will argue, said he would resist, he will not run? But this is not so much to run against rather than a self paralysis. Introduction of the Movie Forrest Gump With the social and economic development, the concept of the American dream seems to have dwindled from where it was in the past few generations. It has gone from life, freedom, and happiness to the dreams of everybody who es to live in USA, to bee a rich and famous man or woman, be a sports hero or famous actor or actress, visit the White Hose and meet the president of USA. The dream is in most American mind, even if it is a challenge that looks impossible they are always looking for doing it. How can they get this dream e true? What do they need to do? Should they be the fastest man in the world or be the man with the highest IQ? Who can answer these questions? There was a man, an eminent man, who was in every important event of the American history. He was rich, visited the White House and was a sports hero. His life is a great example to follow。 he told us that everybody could be successful in American even if you are a dumb man as Forrest Gump. In 1994 Paramount Pictures presented a movie title “Forrest Gump” which was directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Eric Roth, based on the Winston Groom’s novel. At the time of its release across the cinemas of the USA, they probably did not expect that their movie would bee one of the most successful films of all times: It was awarded six Oscars including the three most important ones for the best movie, the best main protagonist (Tom Hanks who held the lead role) and the best director [5]. The movie deals with three turbulent decades of the life of a person whose name is Forrest Gump. The experience of Forrest Gump seems exciting enough. In his life, there are more adventures in w。