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Year 2 Hist 271 > Consuming the American Dream > Flashcards

Consuming the American Dream Flashcards

1
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Who coined the term?

A

James Truslow Adams

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2
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Experience of Americans

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Experience of war and coming home

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3
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Growth of…

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Consumer culture
Celebrity culture
Beauty
Causal sex
‘Youth’
Illegal drug use

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4
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Key thing that changed

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Standard of living

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5
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Consumer products that became more accessible

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Cigarettes, oranges, silk stockings

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6
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Example of American Dream celebrity

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Clara Bow

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7
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How did the work force change in rural societies?

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Women and children worked in order to sustain the family

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Changes in type of work

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Management and office work more common than farm work

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9
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Income

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Rising

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9
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Diet

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Processed foods- the tin can
Refrigeration
Healthier diet- Vitamin C and D

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10
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Clothing

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Sewing machines
Clothes became more comfort conscious

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11
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The American Dream in the Great Gatsby

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Highlights corruption of AD- flocking east for the stock market

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12
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Gatsby as symbol of the AD

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He symbolises both the corrupt and non-corrupt version of the AD
But the fact he has love at his core condemns every other character

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13
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Tom

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Shows corruption of AD

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Daisy

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Gatsby chasing Daisy- symbolic of AD- presented as shallow and materialistic

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15
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What does Fitzgerald critisise?

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The idea that America is a meritocracy

16
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The Green light

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People are always reaching for something greater that is just out of their reach

17
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Nick

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Casual racism and classism demonstrates that the image of the American Dream as a place for all is false

18
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What are Gatsby’s roots?

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Parents are farmers from North Dakota

19
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Tom and Daisy

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Antagonists to the American Dream- Daisy doesnt help Gatsby, and Tom drags the Wilsons into the tragedy

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Year 2 Hist 271 (3 decks)

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