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Several British newspapers commented that Boyle's success seemed to have particular resonance in the [[United States]]. Writing in ''[[The Scotsman]]'' Craig Brown quoted a U.S. entertainment correspondent who compared Boyle's story to the [[American Dream]], in that it represented talent overcoming adversity and poverty.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/A-dream-comes-true-as.5179534.jp |title=A dream comes true as singer Susan becomes instant hit with American fans |work=[[The Scotsman]] |first=Craig |last=Brown |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> The [[Associated Press]] described this as Boyle's "hardscrabble story", dwelling on her modest lifestyle and what they saw as urban deprivation in her home town.<ref name=AP>{{cite news |url=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/16/eu-britain-singing-sensation-041609/?features&zIndex=83424 |title=Singing 'spinster' strikes chord in talent contest |work=Associated Press ''via'' SignonSanDiego.com |first=Ben |last=McConville |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> Similarly, ''[[The Independent]]'' New York correspondent David Usborne wrote that America is a country that will always respond to "the fairy tale where the apparently unprepossessing suddenly becomes pretty, from [[Shrek]] to [[My Fair Lady]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/dreams-come-true-for-overnight-star-1669952.html |title=Dreams come true for overnight star |work=[[The Independent]] |first=David |last=Usborne |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> [[Piers Morgan]], one of the show's judges, also commented on the unusual power this story seemed to have in the U.S., stating that "Americans can be very moved by this sort of thing." He likened Boyle's rise to fame from poverty and obscurity to that of the fictional boxer [[Rocky Balboa]], who was the subject of a series of Hollywood films.<ref name=LAtimes>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-susan-boyle17-2009apr17,0,2767635.story |title=Talent trumps all for YouTube sensation Susan Boyle |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Scott |last=Collins |coauthors=Stobart, Janet |date=2009-04-17 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref>

Several British newspapers commented that Boyle's success seemed to have particular resonance in the [[United States]]. Writing in ''[[The Scotsman]]'' Craig Brown quoted a U.S. entertainment correspondent who compared Boyle's story to the [[American Dream]], in that it represented talent overcoming adversity and poverty.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/A-dream-comes-true-as.5179534.jp |title=A dream comes true as singer Susan becomes instant hit with American fans |work=[[The Scotsman]] |first=Craig |last=Brown |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> The [[Associated Press]] described this as Boyle's "hardscrabble story", dwelling on her modest lifestyle and what they saw as urban deprivation in her home town.<ref name=AP>{{cite news |url=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/16/eu-britain-singing-sensation-041609/?features&zIndex=83424 |title=Singing 'spinster' strikes chord in talent contest |work=Associated Press ''via'' SignonSanDiego.com |first=Ben |last=McConville |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> Similarly, ''[[The Independent]]'' New York correspondent David Usborne wrote that America is a country that will always respond to "the fairy tale where the apparently unprepossessing suddenly becomes pretty, from [[Shrek]] to [[My Fair Lady]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/dreams-come-true-for-overnight-star-1669952.html |title=Dreams come true for overnight star |work=[[The Independent]] |first=David |last=Usborne |date=2009-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> [[Piers Morgan]], one of the show's judges, also commented on the unusual power this story seemed to have in the U.S., stating that "Americans can be very moved by this sort of thing." He likened Boyle's rise to fame from poverty and obscurity to that of the fictional boxer [[Rocky Balboa]], who was the subject of a series of Hollywood films.<ref name=LAtimes>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-susan-boyle17-2009apr17,0,2767635.story |title=Talent trumps all for YouTube sensation Susan Boyle |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Scott |last=Collins |coauthors=Stobart, Janet |date=2009-04-17 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref>

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