And so, Red’s trousers symbolize a much better future for women that was very slowly on its way. In other words, hard as it is to believe now, a woman wearing pants was once as shocking a sight as a man wearing dress. but he’d sure hate to see it in Mayberry. Thirty years later there would be an episode of The Andy Griffith Show in which the Taylors take a trip to Hollywood and Opie notices another lady walking down the sidewalk wearing pants with a sense of awe and wonder to which his father, Sheriff Taylor, responds that such a thing might be fine in L.A. Woody seems to be as struck by Red’s wearing pants as he is by the sight of her flaming red hair. It is within the context of the story that this symbol of superstition actually becomes a symbol of the astonishingly good luck that it takes to attain the American Dream, especially if you are immigrants from Africa. Woody’s rabbit’s foot that he has rubbed almost to the point of baldness is, of course, an iconic totem of good luck. Together, they become symbols of persistence and, yes, the fulfilment of the American Dream in a really weird way. The two giraffes famously survived a hurricane on a ship that claimed the life a rhino and then a drive across the entire United States long before the Eisenhower Highway System was constructed. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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