Recreating American Mythology. Vietnam Veterans in Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Heaven & Earth"


Seminar Paper, 2001

26 Pages, Grade: 5,5 (Schweiz)


Excerpt


1. Introduction

2. The Vietnam War

3. Hollywood Goes to War

4. Veterans as Stock Characters

5. Oliver Stone, Veteran Filmmaker

6. «Born on the Fourth of July»
a. Childhood in Massapequa/Injury in Vietnam
b. Welcome Home/Exile in Mexico
c. From Victim to Activist

7. «Heaven & Earth»
a. Childhood in Ky La/Saigon
b. Da Nang/Meeting Steve
c. Welcome Home/Culture Shock

8. Conclusion

9. Bibliography

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Title
Recreating American Mythology. Vietnam Veterans in Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Heaven & Earth"
College
University of Zurich  (Englisches Seminar)
Course
Seminar: «From Disneyland to Da Nang»
Grade
5,5 (Schweiz)
Author
Year
2001
Pages
26
Catalog Number
V703350
ISBN (eBook)
9783346186911
ISBN (Book)
9783346186928
Language
English
Keywords
Vietnam, Oliver Stone, Heaven & Earth, Born on the Fourth of July, Hollywood, Roland Barthes, Apocalypse Now, First Blood, Platoon, Coming Home, The Deer Hunter, Full Metal Jacket, Tom Cruise, Ron Kovic, Le Ly Hayslip
Quote paper
Thomas Hunziker (Author), 2001, Recreating American Mythology. Vietnam Veterans in Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Heaven & Earth", Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/703350

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