Fiche de révision : Dolly Parton et ses représentations

📋 Plan du Cours

1. Image et affirmation de soi
2. Réussite et rêve américain

📖 1. Image et affirmation de soi

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• Self-fashioning : Dolly Parton’s creation of her own public image, using her appearance to express her personality and control how people see her.
• Hyper-femininity : Dolly Parton’s very feminine style, with big hair, make-up, high heels and glamorous clothes.

📝 Points essentiels

• Dolly Parton is an independent and successful woman who built her own career and business empire, inspiring other women.

📖 2. Réussite et rêve américain

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• American Dream : the idea that someone can start with little and achieve success through hard work, as Dolly Parton did by growing up in a poor family and becoming a world-famous singer and businesswoman.
• American Progress : represented by Dolly Parton’s success, which shows how talent and hard work can help someone achieve their goals.

★ À maîtriser

• The coat in “Coat of Many Colors” represents love, family and pride rather than money.

Compléments

• In “Coat of Many Colors,” Dolly Parton tells the story of her poor childhood and a coat her mother made for her.