In the world we live in today, there are many artifacts that represent American Culture such as toys, clothes, music, and entertainment. As I was growing up, my parents thought guys had to be manly so they brought me toys that were manly and only let me play with them. I could not play with toys that were meant for girls like Barbie, dolls, and things that were considered feminine. Every time I wanted to play with my sister’s toys or have tea time with her, I would always get in trouble or was not allowed to play with them. The toys that were placed in front of me or was allowed to play with was automobiles (cars and trucks), G.I Joe, Ninja Turtles, etc. If I had to choose one living popular artifact that best represents my understanding of American Culture is toys or action figures especially G.I Joe because it helped and was a big part of shaping roles of boys growing up. It role models for what guys have to be like and also looked like to be called an “American” man. It was popular among the guys and wanted to be just like them which represented American Dream. Significance of G.I Joe was that it helped represent how to be patriotic, masculine, roles for men and help shape American Culture. One of the ways that G.I Joe best represents American Culture is that American boys or men need to be patriotic, prideful, and have love for his country. G.I Joe was military base toys that wore military clothing and have military weapons. During the time G.I Joe came out America was in many wars and need Americans to have be patriotic and support their troops and countrymen. Especially for guys, it helped start advertising from boys to stop playing with dolls and men to join the army and be in action to be patriotic. Some of the action figures had American symbols on them so that they show how patriotic they were and how much pride they had. It also shows how to be an “American Hero”. If you fight and die for your country then you were