Dog Chapman (Bounty Hunter) as THE archetypical American
Iakeokeo
20-09-2004, 20:25
It occured to me that Dog is my concept of the archetypical American.
I take this to be a GOOD and POSITIVE statement of what it is to be an American.
How do you feel and why..?
:D
Link -->Dog (http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2004/08/31/dog_is_a_bounty_hunter_with_a_heart/)<-- Link
Also link: DOG (http://www.aetv.com/dogthebountyhunter/), which may be a better link.
The Reunited Yorkshire
20-09-2004, 20:31
What?
I'm a dog and I'm definitely not american :D
That said, I do have a fair number of american friends.
TheOneRule
20-09-2004, 20:37
I find him to be a rather atypical American to be honest. First, he lives in Hawaii. Would that we all could live there ;)
He is a religious man, who does not preach. Such a rare thing nowadays.
He's a bounty hunter who choses to not use firearms. Again, a very rare thing.
Perhaps he is someone to look up to. I certainly think so. He is an example of "turning ones life around" and of a "good citizen".
Santa Barbara
20-09-2004, 20:38
Haven't watched the show, because it sounds stupid. Dog himself sounds stupid, and thus he probably is a good stereotypical American. But to be an archetype, one has to be foundational, coming first. Like Abe Lincoln! There's the archetypal American.
Iakeokeo
20-09-2004, 20:39
I find him to be a rather atypical American to be honest. First, he lives in Hawaii. Would that we all could live there ;)
He is a religious man, who does not preach. Such a rare thing nowadays.
He's a bounty hunter who choses to not use firearms. Again, a very rare thing.
Perhaps he is someone to look up to. I certainly think so. He is an example of "turning ones life around" and of a "good citizen".
Links in. See post #1 again.
He is indeed unusual, but to me, an archetype of what the "best of" America is.
Iakeokeo
20-09-2004, 20:42
Haven't watched the show, because it sounds stupid. Dog himself sounds stupid, and thus he probably is a good stereotypical American. But to be an archetype, one has to be foundational, coming first. Like Abe Lincoln! There's the archetypal American.
Good to see you've made an informed decision..!
Abe is also perhaps an archetypical American. Of a different sort. :)