Margaret's+Reflection+(1)


 * = Reflection=**

I have always depicted Americans as being romantic. Because this is true, I designed the basic outline of this page hoping to create not only the romantic feeling but also the romantic gesture. By showcasing images such as Jean Harlow and Pepé Le Pew, one is able to see a distinct contrast between the ideas of romance and romanticism. Directly below the picture of Jean Harlow reads a quote in Toni Morrison's __The Bluest Eye__. In the context of this quote, a character in the story is sitting in a movie theatre watching Jean Harlow up on the big screen and romanticising about being her, being beautiful. After reading this, I had noticed that Americans are ultimately romantic in everything that they do. Whether "romantic" be defined by desire or by romantic love, Americans are romantic by their endeavors to recreate themselves for the better while striving to find the feeling that has most commonly been portrayed in movies and media in America. Other than the quotoes by Toni Morrison and the picture of Jean Harlow, other images and quotes illustrate a more romantic love that most all Americans aspire to have or have already felt. Each article on this page respectfully represents the "American Romantic" through means of illustration, writing, video, lyrics, and song. Home Page: The American Romantic