Introduction

Have you ever seen something and wondered why you have a connection to it? Why is it we can identify with the McDonald colors and golden arches more then we can the plants and trees that contribute to the life we inhabit? Stop and think. When I say the number 14, what vegetable do you think of? PAUSE! If you said karat(CARROT), then that means you have found another way you have been branded. We all are victims of branding, marketing and advertising. In this modern era it is not the norm, but it is apart of our genetic makeup. That is the price for being an American. Nowadays, it is the price for even consisting of life. Everything is tagged and herded and ready to be attacked or processed into some new form of digestible package for corporate visionaries and government progressives.

Well, this American way is what I call "The Symbolism of America". America leaves its mark and stamp on everything in the globe through symbols. Our sports, movies, pop culture, and even our relationships on all levels is packaged into symbols. These symbols are the scapegoat to all our fears and misconceptions that paralyze our communication. We hide behind these symbols and assertively give energy to these symbols because they are the masks of our every day lives. They are the voice that speaks for us when we don't have the courage to speak. The eyes that see for us because when we feel the world is to dark to look around. When we want to cry out and rebel, we just hitch a ride on the train of symbolism and ride into the sunset of expression. This symbolism costume that we put on becomes are skin covering our unnatural body within a body until we no longer SEE THINGS FOR WHAT THEY ARE. I am sure it is not a far stretch to say that every facet of our thinking as humans, especially humans in America can be reduced, broken down and minimized into symbols that are tiny yet capable of producing powerful images into our psyche that explains in absolute detail what they encompass.