Los Angeles city of fallen angels and broken Dreams
Works Cited
Davis, Mike. “Fortress L.A.” Geography 100 Course Reader. New York: Vintage Books, 1992. 223-263.
Kaplan, Robert. “Travels into America’s Future.” The Atlantic Monthly (August 1998): 37-61.
Queenan, Joe. “Yo, San Francisco, You’re No L.A.” Los Angeles Times Magazine (October 25, 1998): 20-21.
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The City of Angels; to some, Los Angeles is the embodiment of the American dream- a sort of west coast “Statue of Liberty,” with opportunity at every corner and in every …
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…is a magnet for stereotypes. Through proper representation, Los Angeles can be portrayed fairly; perhaps instead of as the underbelly of the world, as the preteen adolescent who is constantly growing, changing, and improving upon itself. Robert Kaplan does a good job of objectively presenting Los Angeles so that the reader can judge for himself. Perhaps we should all step back and take another look at how we are viewing the world around us.
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