Sailing to America

I really enjoyed Djanikan's Sailing to America. I touched on several things that I could relate to and found interesting. The main element that I could relate to was the shift from the fantasies of youth to mundane reality. As a child continually imagined adventures or games to entertain myself, without any worries about my future or the real world. Djanikan captures the innocence of childhood very effectively. I was also fascinated by the choices Djanikan made with what the speaker associated with America. The speaker's ideas of What to say originate from movies. That makes me wonder how much Hollywood shapes the worlds perception of us. Considering how much what we experience as children shapes are perceptions all our lives, and how much Hollywood exports its film the film industry might be one of the most influential components of America's global image.