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Truth, justice, and the American way : what Superman teaches us about the American Dream and changing values within the United States

Creator:

Karp, Lauren N.

Abstract:

This thesis is a study of the changes in the cultural definition of the American Dream. I have chosen to use Superman comics, from 1938 to the present day, as litmus tests for how we have societally interpreted our ideas of “success” and the “American Way.” This work is primarily...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

context rather than a linear report of history, and bring in parallel scholarship on earlier American