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Originally Posted by demonrail666

I'm not familiar with the film you're writing about but one way of doing it, given that you want to tie it in with a broader idea of the concept of individual freedom (or the lack of) within American society, is to lay out some kind of initial argument around that very point. Maybe look at Seymour Martin Lapset's book American Exceptionalism, William H.Whytes' The Organization Man or Charles Reich's The Greening of America - all of which deal specifically with that topic from various different perspectives. Maybe look at some other films that somehow address that point in slightly different ways, like The Graduate or the Burt Lancaster movie The Swimmer. Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead is also a good reference point regarding issues of personal freedom within american society. I'm sure other American members here can recommend some other books and films along those lines but they're the ones i'm aware of. Either way, I think it's a good idea to really ground your notion of freedom, especially with regards the US, before going on to discuss anything in relation to it.

Of course, you may already have done something like this, in which case ignore everything I said.

thanks. your signature is awesome.