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AMERICAN BEAUTY VS. THE SOUND AND THE FURY

American Beauty vs. The Sound and the Fury
In today's world, lots of families look like they are happy on the outside, but in
reality, on the inside, they are very far from being happy. This occurrence of false
impression is not only going on in today's world, but it has been going on for years in
the American society and in many other societies. Many families believe that you need to
portray an image to the outside world that you are very successful, and deal with your
personal problems in the inside of your home. In the novel, The Sound and the Fury this
family perfectly portrays an image of happiness, when on the inside, their house is
falling apart one day at a time. In addition, in the movie American Beauty, a family
tries to have this false image of happiness and perfection so that their neighbors can
think high of them and believe that they are successful. Under it all, this family has
many issues that are tearing them apart.
In American Beauty they try to portray this image of happiness when in reality, they
where really falling apart inside. American Beauty is a film about an American family
that tries to follow the "American dream". The "American dream" usually can be described
as having a family that is living in a good neighborhood, having a successful career, and
in general your life is making you happy. In this dream everything is supposed to be
perfect you should not have any real worries that will tear you apart. Everything should
be easy to get to and every one should be happy. The Burnham family tries to show that
they are a happy family by living in a beautiful home, having a teenage daughter, and
careers of their own that they are very successful in. The family is actually living in a
hell that they have created over the years. 
In the movie, written by Alan Pall, the father, Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) shows the
world that he is a very successful man. He works for a big company and his family seems
to love him when they are out in public or if friends and neighbors are present. In
reality, the father was a very confused man. He did not know what to do with his life.
Over the years, he tried to plant in his head that he had a successful marriage, where in
reality it was falling apart. His daughter at her teenage years did not have any type of
relationship with her father. The father's worst problem was that he had a crush on one
of his daughter's friend and was not afraid t