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ASND, social + cultural AO3 Flashcards

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Describe the classic southern belle

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  • Model of virtue
  • Guardian of youth
  • Inferior to men
  • Looks to others for protection
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When was The American Dream invented and who by?

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By historian James Truslow Adams in 1931

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What did James Truslow Adams say about the American Dream?

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“That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.”

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What was the American Dream?

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Opportunity for prospserity and success

Upward social mobility for the family with hard work.

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Streetcar explores the negative impact that…

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conventional society has upon the sensitive non conformist individual

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Streetcar emphasises the…

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irrational desperate condition of humanity in a universe in which cosmic laws do not work

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Streetcar examines the…

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conflict between the gentility of Southern values and practical northern values

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English Literature AS (7 decks)

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