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| Karten | 20 |
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| Sprache | Deutsch |
| Kategorie | Englisch |
| Stufe | Mittelschule |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 01.03.2015 / 07.03.2015 |
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Connectives:
- moreover, besides=außerdem
- for this reason=aus diesem Grund
- while=während(zeitlich)
- whereas=während(Gegensatz)
- regarding= im bezug auf
- above all=vor allem
- though=selbst wenn
- meanwhile=währenddessen
- however=jedoch
- nevertheless=nichtsdestotrotz
- on the contrary=im gegenteil
- on the one hand... on the other=einerseis..andererseits
America & Càndido:
- living"American Nightmare"
- have just hopeful wishes
- bad circumstances
- poverty,insecurity,lack of work and foot, no friends
- a bad camp as "shelter"
- nothing
Delaney & Kyra:
- living the American Dream
- wealth-> both have jobs
- big house (privilegend housing area) , 3 animals
- two cars, friends
- economic and social security
- refines lifestyle
Delaney Mossbacher
- freelanced nature writer
- married to Kyra; lives in a spacious house of 6000m2 in the private community Arroyo Blanco Estates
- First he is aliberal humanist an member of the Democratic Party & concerned about the environment (But loves his car:)
- theft of his car: leaves him deeply shaken
- violated, ripped of and the new car cannot replace the old one exacly
- Name: Mossbacher; German and Isrish-> America a nationof immigrants
- changes: has racial prejudices# liberal humanist->effect of walling(climate of racism)
message:
people who appear in T.C.show that America is actually a nation of immigrants
Kyra Mossbacher:
- is a organized person: efficient
- special relationship to customers
- perfctionist and has a healthy lifestyle
- has a lexus car-> is a successful American lady
- she`s a dominant person
- cannot confront her emotional problems with herself->searches distraction: when sad= se
- has a xenophobic way of thinking about immigrants
- the fear of coyotes gets bigger and bigger
- her dream house symbols her American Dream
- but with Mexicans this dream gets"destroyed"-> becomes also a racist
Càndido Rincòn:
- worked hard in America-> good money for his wife, before she went away
- after his wife went away, he lived a health- depleting life
- falls in love with Amèrica: promises her a better life (American Dream)
- first try of crossing the Tortilla Curtain: fails-> second bordercrossing: works
- both were followed by many fears-> since in America: many bad things happen
- strength, is very strong, hopeful, power of endurance,brave
- He`s a traditional male role model of Mexican society
- loves Amèrica
Amèrica Rincòn:
- 17 years old
- shinning hair, luminous dark eyes, brown skinned-> Indian ancestry
- well shaped: attractive= beauty
- brave,strong, naive, strong-willed
- caught by the American Dream (An apartment, good life doesn`t have to be wealthy)
- self-confident: work& labor exchange
Josè Navidad, Jim Shirley, Jack Jardine Sr./Jr. :
Josè Navidad: bad personality, ugly, aggressive, cynical
Jim Shirley :employs illegal immigrants (Buddha cleaning)
Jack Jardine Sr.: Lawyer, head of the compaign for the gate & wall; against a mass immigration
Jack Jardine Jr.: racist, symbol for the problems of the wall
Dominick Flood, Todd Sweel, Al Lopez, Candelario Perez:
Dominick Flood: rich criminal banker-> has contacts: Topanga exchange closed; irony: criminal man fights "crime"
Todd Sweel: against the wall
Al Lopez: works for Kyra, employs illegal immigrants, if needed
Candelario Perez: has to keep order at the labor exchange
Nativism in Arroyo Blanco:
- are more prejudices and fear
- people think bad of illegal immigrants
- xenophobia
- nativism has more to do with the state and psyche of the American society (Delaney gets more and more pushed by the others, of thinking bad) (problem of the gated communities)
- people seek scapegoats (p.e. bad economy=illegal immigrants=ingreasing panic (xenophobia))
cars & traffic
- cars are a status symbol
- Delaney loves his car
- is a part of identity & command over life
- symbol of freedom& mobility, success(Kyra-Lexus)
- chose for money& (restlessness) wealth are seen in traffic and restlessness, also in the canyon
- the fast growing society (traffic-rush) is not good for all-> people stay behind, hey cannot keep up with the society anymore-> they need help
contrast-characters: Candido&Delaney
Delaney:
- no job, but doesn`t need one
- gets a good inheritance
- big house
- agnostic
- healthy, good shape(41)
Candido:
- needs a job to survive
- becomes nothing
- lives in Canyon: shelter
- religious
- has just deams
- feels old, grey hair (33)
contrast-characters: Kyra&Amèrica
Kyra:
- mid-thirties, experienced
- independent,self-confident, fearless
- superiority through language
- not raped
- agnostic
Amèrica:
- 17 years old, no experienced
- dependent, unsure, fearful
- deficiency in english: reserved
- raped
- religious
Border-Bounderies-Territory-Intrusion:
- isolation
- can make inner problems-> "poisonous"-> higher rising xenophobia
Coyotes:
- informal word for Mexican who orders te bording of illegal immigrants (has same characteristics as coyotes)
- is a symbol of pre- Columbian America-> living freely in its territory
- men(Delaney) invade territories, why then suprised when he invades back?
- Mexicans want too a better life-> (territory war)
- paralles between coyotes and illegal Mexicans
Prejudices:
- prejudices against Mexicans
- gate, wall,Kyra...
Food:
- is creating a contrast between the two worlds
- happy moments for Delaney: providing food for Thanksgiving
- things of this big amount aren`t necassary for them
- contrast of Candido needs things but no turckey
social criticism:
- shows social injustice, social responsibility and society`s moral
- fencing & walling yourself is no answer in population conflicts
- fear of racism
- we should not develope xenophobia-> leads to racism
- illegal immigrans have just no free wil-> labor gets closed
The American Dream:
- Candido gave Amèrica promises
- a dream of a secure life
- The Mossbachers need more: Kyras DaRos House
