Review the Chapter-Dream makers: heroes and Celebrities
Response to the following questions:
1. In your own words, explain the connection between the superhero and the American Dream. Why does Feiffer say that the advent of the super- hero was "a bizarre comeuppance" for the American dream? What does it say about the American Dream that Horatio Alger needed "Shazam!" (comic-book hero Captain Marvel's magic word) to succeed in America?
2. In his analysis of the appeal of Superman's alter ego, Clark Kent, Feiffer concludes that Kent is there for the reader, not for the story. What is it about Kent that attracts readers to him?
3. What does this essay suggest about American attitudes toward masculinity and romance?
4. What differences are there among the hero, the celebrity, and the role model? Write an essay in which you define and illustrate each category
and show how they are different from one another.