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Best American Myth?

Published by Jake Allen November 23rd, 2005 in Uncategorized

The trailer for the new Superman movie, coming summer 2006, is ripe with Superman-as-American-Jesus subtext. Considering how much our culture recycles its own and ancient myth, what is the best American mythology or hero?

Superman?
Batman?
Easter Bunny?
Paul Bunyan?
Star Wars?
Star Trek?
Grapes of Wrath?
Jurassic Park?
NY Yankees?
Andy Warhol?
JFK?
Lenny Bruce?
Oppenheimer?
Spiderman?
Christopher Columbus?
Fahrenheit 911?
Gettysburg?
Betsy Ross?
Kilroy?

MADNESS!

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  1. Gravatar Icon 1 bob bob Nov 23rd, 2005 at 11:03 pm

    I vote Paul Revere.

  2. Gravatar Icon 2 Jake Allen Jake Allen Nov 24th, 2005 at 9:34 am

    . . .and the Raiders?

    Madness.

  3. Gravatar Icon 3 Krupa Krupa Nov 24th, 2005 at 5:00 pm

    Elvis?

  4. Gravatar Icon 4 MerryKate MerryKate Nov 27th, 2005 at 2:18 am

    John Wayne, hands down.

  5. Gravatar Icon 5 daniel silliman daniel silliman Nov 28th, 2005 at 3:06 pm

    Best for what?

  6. Gravatar Icon 6 Jake Allen Jake Allen Nov 28th, 2005 at 4:42 pm

    Yesss! The philosopher asks the question for the question.

    “Best” = “your favorite” and/or “make my list longer”

    Madness!