O culto ao self-made man (Fuvest 1979)
A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is the glorification of the self-made man. Even when the American citizen is a successful businessman or a college professor, he doesn't hesitate to point out that his father started life in America as a laborer of some sort.
According to the text, the American man
- A) praises the traditional culture.
- B) wants to become a businessman.
- C) doesn't hesitate to start life like his father did.
- D) is proud of his laboring ancestors.
- E) is a self-made man, even when he is a professor.