FROM RAGS TO RICHES

par · 2 mars 2018

LA NOTION DU SELF-MADE MAN/WOMAN

(THE AMERICAN DREAM)

FROM RAGS TO RICHES:

THE SUCCESS STORY OF OPRAH WINFREY

a) Watch the following video to learn more about Oprah Winfrey (and know why she belongs to the “American Dream” notion).

 

 

b) Complete this summary

 

 

➡ Here is another example of the American Dream: 

  • THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS (“A la Recherche du Bonheur”).

PLOT:

Based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner.
Gardner has invested heavily in a device known as a “Bone Density scanner”. He feels like he has made these devices. However, they do not sell as they are marginally better than the current technology at a much higher price. As Gardner tries to figure out how to sell them, his wife leaves him, he loses his house, his bank account, and credit cards. Forced to live out in the streets with his son, Gardner is now desperate to find a steady job; he takes on a job as a stockbroker, but before he can receive pay, he needs to go through 6 months of training, and to sell his devices.

 

LIEN CULTUREL: THE AMERICAN DREAM

TRAILER:

 

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