Self's Response

My group looked at Narrative #2 "Land Of Equal Opportunity" and "Land Of Differences. "This landscape, Americans like to believe, is openn to everybody-male and female, regardless of color, class, or connection"(pg 301) Selfe is stating that many Americans feel that America is open to everybody regardless of who and what they are. Though in fact it isnt, it is only the land of opportunity for some. It is limited to only specific people in America, if you look back at history you see that in fact it is only a place of opportunity for some not all. When Selfe talks about all 5 ads that were described she talks about how many feel that technology is helping put differences aside and bring us all together, but when looked at all 5 ads you dont find any trace of someone different but in fact you find a "white person." Overall I feel that Selfe is trying to say that America is a place of opportunity for only some people not all.