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This animated film was created by the authors of "South Park" (Trey Parker & Matt Stone). It caricatures the reasons why the
Americans have often been scared throughout their history. The animation was an effective and funny means of explaining how deep
gun violence is rooted in the history of the USA : that's why Michael Moore inserted it into his film.
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1. Once upon a time: in which literary genre do you usually read this expression?
2. Who speaks between brackets? The Pilgrim Fathers speak between brackets.
5. What scares them in this passage? They are scared of being attacked by savages.
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3. I love my gun, loves my gun!: remember what you see in the cartoon:
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6. Compare the physical appearance of the white people and the black people
Black people are dressed as slaves (old, shabby clothes)whereas white people are well dressed (nice
clothes)
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1. Explain in your own words why Samuel Colts invention is a luck for the white people:
2. How do the white people feel now? Explain Yee-ah!: what aspect of the American culture does it
remind you of?
4. How does the gun law work? How is it linked to the KKK?
5. Black people cant have guns. Its linked to the KKKs racist ideas.
7. As the KKK became illegal, the NRA was created to promote the use of guns.The sentence is ironical
They think that black people will take a revenge/ retaliate/ avenge themselves
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7. How would you qualify the link between the crime and its punishment?
They move in all-white suburbs where they feel safer, they lock themselves, buy guns and alarms.
This mirrors the typical American society, because its geographical segregation all over again.
9. And everyone lived happily ever after: find another phrase in the text alluding to the same cultural
reference:
Conclusion:
Pick out the major themes for an oral presentation (think of comparisons, lexical fields, cultural representations,
visual effects, comical elements, reactions expected by the author etc.)