Anna Deavere Smith : Four American characters

Anna Deavere Smith·TED2005
Four American characters
Summary
A book, the title is On the Road, seems to be famous and it seems to have a film version. The talk is that the book seemed to be played by the only speaker. It’s said to be a solo show, thus by just reading, l couldn’t understand completely.

Four American characters are Studs Terkel, Paulette Jenkins, a Korean shopkeeper and a bull rider, Rodeo.
And then those people are not successful. There is a person who lies, another person who kills a child, and one other person is put in the riot.

I don’t know why the story became famous in the United States where the country must love to have dreams, rights, and freedom, though, it doesn’t have all.

Does it want to say that the reverse is also true?
If you say a word often enough, it becomes you.
If you continue to think that you don’t want to be, it doesn’t become you.
I think it’s not true.

Words in this story
riot /noun/verb/rīət/ take part in a violent public disturbance.
reverse /noun/ a complete change of direction or action.