Indledning
Through the years, the culture of acting has been characterized by perfection. Consequently, it is unusual to see a brown-skinned, poor, and fat girl or boy in Hollywood.

Even though these are unwritten rules, an actress or actor has to be and look perfect. This is explained in the video and talk

“My identity is a superpower – not an obstacle”, written by American actress and producer America Ferrera and published in TED talk, in 2019.

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Uddrag
“I would sing it with the urgency and the burning desire of a nine-year-old who did, in fact, have a dream” and “If I could go back and say anything to that nine-year-old, dancing in the den, dreaming her dreams”.

The personal language is also seen through her use of comparisons like “again and again and again”. America Ferrera writes also in paratactic sentence structure, with short sentences.