Term Papers on AMERICAN BEAUTY

Term Paper Title	AMERICAN BEAUTY
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AMERICAN BEAUTY

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Essay 3:American Beauty

American Beauty tells the story of  man's search for happines in his life.The film

focuses mostly on Lester, his problems , his relations with others.Apart from Lester and his

attitudes the film focuses on American Dream.In the film everybody wants to have his/her

own American Dream.They want their own happiness, freedom and success.

Lester is an unhappy man who has problems about life.He want to change something

in his life and he was searching for happiness.He  is beginning to realize that his life is just

like a hell. His marriage has no true feeling, he thinks that his daughter hates him and he hates

his job.He gets bored of his life and marriage.These problems are more than mid-age

problems.He becomes really indifferent to life although he has everything( a

house,car,family) to be happy.We see that these things which can be bought by money isn’t

enough for people’s happiness.So Lester is in search of an escape and a rebirth.He is

searching  any possibility for happiness.There may be a relation between his childhood and

his unhappiness.In the film he remembers his past many times.(I think he had a good

childhood but now his life is more different than he expected.) He becomes different when he

sees Angela(his daughter’s friend) in cheerleadergirls show in the match.He really becomes

excited.Although he is recording all the cheerleaders he only focuses on Angela.It shows how

Angela's sexuality motivated Lester to realise who he is and  his big attention to her.It is

important to notice that Angela and Lester are never shown in the same scene. This suggest

that there is a barrier between them because Lester is desiring a girl that is his daughter's

age.Other important thing is lightning.The light shining on Angela shows us that Angela is the

object of Lester's attention.He sees roses coming from Angelia.At that time Lester’s brain

produces happiness hormones and according to me  these  roses  represent happiness

hormones.When Lester thinks about Angela an erotic sounds is played  backround.

While Lester is passing in front of his daughter’s room, he hears that Angela also

wants him.He becomes happy and Lester feels excited by the thought that a teenage girl

thinks he is hot and handsome.This suggests us Lester isn’t a self confident man.He hears

Angela saying that she would have sex with him if he would start build-up his body.He

finds an escape in Angela.He thinks that if he has a sex with a beautiful teenager like Angela

he can feel reborned. Lester's mission for happiness and escape is impressed by his eighteen

year old neighbour, Ricky. In Ricky, Lester finds his model for rebirth. Lester calls Ricky his

hero.I think Lester wants to be like Ricky.So Lester begins to build up his body, smoke,use

illegal drugs, and drink beer. Much like a teen he leaves his job and finds a job in a fast-food

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