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Todd Gitlin

American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others - partly because America itself was put together out of a multiplicity of national traditions.

Todd Gitlin

Freedom

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American movies and music often highlight ideas like freedom, innocence, and strength because these themes resonate with many people. This connection exists in part because the United States was formed by blending many different cultural backgrounds into one nation.

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