Dan Muszynski's Articles in Social Sciences

  • When Legend Becomes Fact: John Wayne and the American Identity
    Marion Morrison’s representation of the American experience in Wayne shaped our perceptions. Wayne represents the ideal of masculinity, self-sufficiency, strength, justice, and liberty; and we act in accordance with that shared knowledge. In order to understand the significance of John Wayne, and the discourse which is informed by him, we should investigate how Wayne was constituted of Morrison’s experiences through his life, and also how the Wayne persona acts upon our discourse.

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