It is an extract which comes from the American movie Edward Scissorhands, directed by Tim Burton and released in 1990. But we will now see that suburbia is not as perfect as it is shown, there are different aspects of the suburban dream, and we will see it with my second document. Here, suburbia is idealised to attract people as it seems to be a real utopia for them.
But at the same time, this picture seems too perfect to be true, it is a bit creepy and makes us feel uneasy. Levittown, as it is presented in this ad, is the symbol of the suburban dream. This picture conveys an impression of quietness, safety, harmony, and it's seems well-organised to make middle-class families feel like buying a house in this community. In this poster, we can notice a wife watering her lawn while her children are playing around, those suburbs are surrounded with greenery. It advertizes new and modern housing in a perfect surrounding. The first document is a poster of an advertisement created in the 50s which promote the suburban developments of Levittown (by the way the name Levitt is the creator of those suburbs). The first one is an advertisement concerning the suburbs, the second one is a scene from the movie Edward Scissorhands, and the last one, my personal document is a scene from the movie The Truman show. Is the suburban dream a utopia or a dystopia ? A dream or a nightmare? To try answering to this question, I will present 3 documents. First, let me define those terms : myth refers to a popular belief or tradition embodying the ideals and institutions of a society (here the American dream and so the suburban dream) and the term hero refers to the main character in a literary or dramatic work.
Introduction : The notion I'm going to deal with is Myths and Heroes.
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