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¶ … Australian Literature: An Anthology of Writing From the Land Down Under, by Phyllis Edelson. Specifically, it will contain an analysis of "American Dreams," by Peter Carey. Some Australians do not seem to recognize just what it is they have in their country, and Carey attempts to show them how they are pushing their culture away with their "American Dreams."
AUSTRALIANS AND THEIR COUNTRY
Peter Carey's "American Dreams" is a veiled plea to his countrymen to stop thinking about America and try to appreciate what they have at home. "For our own town, my father says, we have nothing but contempt" (Ededson 166). The people do not respect what they have, or even those who live in the town. When Gleason begins building his wall, they think only the worst, and cannot think of something good or beautiful, and it is the same with how they see Australia as compared to America. "Later he told me that he thought Gleason had built the model of our town just for this moment,...
He captured each resident perfectly, right down to who was having an affair with who, which turns the town from magical to ugly, and shows it for its true self, a blend of good and bad. Amazingly enough, the miniature town does not stop the town from dreaming about America, only now they are dreaming about America coming to them, to visit the tiny town and bring along many American dollars to spend.
In actuality, the town really did get its American Dream. The miniature town has turned into big business, and like any good capitalistic American, a few of the townspeople are raking in all the money, while the rest simply sit back and watch, sometimes posing for pictures for the insensitive American's cameras. They discover they do…
References
Edelson, Phyllis Fahrie. Australian Literature: An Anthology of Writing From the Land Down Under. New York: Ballentine Books, 1993.
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