The unlikely theory of globalization "How soccer explains the world", by Franklin Foer, tells us in such detail The Discreet Charm of Bourgeois Nationalism, Islams Hope and American Culture Wars... It focuses on FC Barcelona, Foers favorite team. Foer even tells us the mottoe for Barcelona "mas que un club" meaning more than just a club. "I agree. It's more than a club; it's one of God's greatest gifts to leisure time" says Foer. IN the last chapter Foer exposes the hysterical talk show hosts and old-school sportswriters who ridicule a game they've never understood. And says "They feel like America is being bludgeoned over the head with globalization" which i do agree. Even so soccer may not be a "sport" for America just like Foer says and quotes the Conservative congressman that "I think it is important for all those young out there, who someday hope to play real football, where you throw it and kick it and run with it and put it in your hands, a distinction should be made that football is democratic, capitalism, whereas soccer is a European socialist "sport"." So know Franklin Foer had explored the globalization and transnational capitalism and how they're both intertwined with the world's most popular sport in How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization..
Why does America loves soccer more than before?
Will Foer be able to convince people with this novel?
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I think that people in America love soccer more because people in America have realized how important this sport is for the nation. I also think that the sportsmanship of many people in America has increased.
ReplyDeleteI dont think that Foer was necceseraly trying to convince the audience but to inform them or us the readers.
People in America love soccer more then before because of the influence it has on the world. As we all know, America wants to be the superpower of the world and it will stop at nothing to be the best at everything. The influence of soccer itself changed the way Americans see the sport and how it has affected everything.
ReplyDeleteYes, Foer will eventually convince people with this novel if they understand every aspect of soccer. If they don't understand then it will be hard for them to understand why he explains it in different ways.
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