Barbie is the one of the most common
American icons for American little girls.
Barbie was a big part of playtime with friends. Barbie has been a part
of playtime with girls for several decades. Children could choose a career, sports,
fashion or Bride Barbie. For many of the
young girls, Barbie introduced the concept we can do anything, we are not
limited in our choices.
The second icon that was most
impressionable in my house and several others is Elvis Presley. Memories of
watching his last concert and movies on television and hearing his music
through the house are common throughout my childhood. Growing up with an Elvis
Presley fan, his music was the first kind of rock n roll I heard and danced to.
Recently I took my mother to visit Graceland where Elvis lived. Visiting Graceland
was a trip of a lifetime for her. Most of the trip she was on the verge of
tears, stating she never thought she would get to see it. Elvis Presley even
currently has several visitors to Graceland and people from all over the world
come to visit.
The final icon is Judy Garland. Judy
Garland had a beautiful singing voice. In her career the movie Wizard of Oz made
her famous. Every year since I can
remember the Wizard of Oz is shown on TV and we would look forward to watching
the movie and singing along with Judy Garland. Judy Garland made an impression as she sang
and danced with grace. The Wizard of Oz is still popular today and now I watch
it with my children and grandchildren.
I would have not guessed Judy Garland as an icon but her portrayal of Dorothy definitely is. The Wizard of Oz was made in the 1930's and is still an icon recognized by virtually everyone in America today. My mother was an Elvis fan also. We got to see him in concert in the early 70's. Terrible seats though, we had to trade off watching through binoculars. Elvis will always be the iconic king of rock and roll.
ReplyDeletenice post. yea, Elvis Presley is also one of my icon. his music are awesome.
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