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1、TheStatueofLibertyandThedreamforfreedomi.Introduction“Wearepioneersandtrailblazers.Wefightforfreedom.Wetransferourdreamstotruth.Ourstruggleswillbecomeanation.”EverytimeIwatchthedocumentarynamed,thesesentenceslikeclockstrikinginmymi
2、nd,makesmeburstintotears,movedandinspired.Yes,itisAmerica,thenationpeopleallovertheworldlookforwardto.ItistheAmerica,notahistoricalonebutthepioneersofthenewworld,alwaysfullofenergyandcreation.Lookingbacktothedevelopmentofthisnation,wecaneasilyfeelhardan
3、dreallyinspired.ii.LiteratureReviewWhenitcomestoAmerica,thepictureoftheStatueofLibertymighthityourmind.Thisfamousiconhascometosymbolizethisgreatnation’shighestspirits,hard-working、neverstopstrugglingforfreedomandsomethingwemightignorewithoutknowingthehi
4、storyoftheStatue.InEnlighteningtheWorldthereaderfollowstwodifferentbutrelatedtracksofanalysis.Botheventuallyarriveatthesamedestination,theStatueofLiberty'sunveilinginOctober1886onBedloe'sIsland(nowLibertyIsland)inNewYorkHarbor,buteachapproachemphasizesd
5、ifferentaspectsofthestatue'screationstoryalongtheway.Thestructureofthestudystemsfromtheauthor'seffortstoreconcileasocialhistorywithanintellectualhistory.Ontheonehandthereisthehandfulofindividuals,mostlymen,whoplayedcentralrolesintheconception,design,and
6、constructionofthemonumentalstatue.(Anotableexceptiononthemale-dominatedrosterisEmmaLazarus,whosefamoussonnet`TheNewColossus'isdiscussedinChapterTwelve.)Ontheotherhandtherearethepoliticalideasthatthelibertystatuesupposedlyexpresses,ideasthataretakenwitho
7、utreservationbyKhantobeemblematicofAmericanpoliticalmodernityandnationalidentity:constitutionalgovernment,participatorypolitics,individuallibertyand‘enlightenment’.Thesetwohistories——oneasocialhistoryofcosmopolitanelites,theotheraself-consciouslynation
8、al,ideas-basedtreatmentoftheKhan'shistoryoftheStatueofLiberty'stwenty-one-yearsymbolism-journeyfromstatue'sconceptiontounveiling.iii.AnalysisandDiscussionThefinancingoftheStatueofLibertyisquitedifficult,whichprovidesus,Chinesepeo