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It is also clear to people from other cultures that Americans can be relatively loud, expect things to be given to them, and are pushy and individualistic.

While often individualistic in its gaze — used to craft one’s own identity — fashion, in all its ubiquity, also represents shared experience, from the initial design inspiration, to the hands that made it, to the dreams and fantasies we project onto our wardrobes, and their ultimate lived experience.

"It's something that has already had influence over the past few years - the team always looking for him and also the individualistic way that he approaches this situation," Cunha said.

Instead, Gray used the Little Orphan Annie comics to spread the gospel of self-reliance and stick-to-it-iveness—in other words, the individualistic American Dream.

When we touch into it, we can see that the structure of our individualistic society creates real barriers to meaningful relationships, making it even more difficult to challenge the voices that say we’ll struggle with disconnection for life.