The story of the American Gangster has been often referred to as an "inverse Horatio Alger story," and also a "dark double" of the American Dream. The Gangsters, as portrayed by Cagney, Robinson, and Muni, represent men who share the definitively American drive for success but for means attaining wealth have been shut off.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Dream Deconstructed
The story of the American Gangster has been often referred to as an "inverse Horatio Alger story," and also a "dark double" of the American Dream. The Gangsters, as portrayed by Cagney, Robinson, and Muni, represent men who share the definitively American drive for success but for means attaining wealth have been shut off.
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