How ‘Succession’ Busts One of America’s Most Cherished Myths

 

 

"The characters are immersed in an insular world where the accouterments of obscene wealth — private planes, luxury wardrobes, multiple homes in expensive locales — are deployed casually, as a constant backdrop, and the broader consequences of what happens in this world are visible only occasionally. (Most recently, childish squabbling among the Roy offspring may have pushed a far-right presidential candidate to victory.) It’s understandable that, in the real world, amid talk of a recession and at the tail of a global pandemic, the concerns of the Roy family might seem … unrelatable.

But “Succession” is not just about rich people and the drama they manufacture. Its resonances with current events are not the point, though they helpfully illustrate the stakes of sacrificing integrity, relationships and the public interest to attain one’s own selfish goals.

What the show has been about from the very first episode is American attitudes toward class: who is allowed to accumulate status and power and who isn’t and where overt displays of ambition are and are not acceptable."

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How ‘Succession’ Busts One of America’s Most Cherished Myths – Cervantes