American Dream
Use an adjective to describe an American dream
the dream of a land, having equal opportunity for each according to ability or achievement
Use the adjective to describe 1920 in America
The Roaring Twenties
Who is a flapper?
it's the 'New Woman', a young woman with bobbed hair and short skirts who drank, smoked and said what might be termed “unladylike” things, in addition to being more sexually “free” than previous generations
What is allusion?
is a reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar.
Why is the concept of the American dream closely related to the concept of a "self-made person"?
the ideal that every citizen of the USA should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.
Describe the Roaring Twenties
It was a period of dramatic social and political change. For the first time, more Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929, and this economic growth swept many Americans into an affluent but unfamiliar “consumer society. "
What were the new opportunites for women in the period of the Roaring Twenties?
They could vote, millions of women worked in blue collar jobs, as well as white-collar jobs,new machines and technologies like the washing machine and the vacuum cleaner eliminated some of the drudgery of household work.
What is Great Depression?
Great Depression, worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world, sparking fundamental changes in economic institutions
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the american dream?
Advantages: the American dream promises freedom and equality, the ideals of the American dream are motivating, including the freedom to be in charge of one's own life.
Disadvantages: the reality of the American dream often falls short of the idea itself;as income inequality has increased, the American dream has seemed less attainable.
What is the meaning of Jazz Age?
Who played this music?
The birth of jazz music is credited to African Americans, African-American jazz was played more frequently on urban radio stations than on their suburban counterparts. Young people of the 1920s were influenced by jazz to rebel against the traditional culture of previous generations
What are the differences between 'a spinster', 'a self-parntered'
Flapper is a 'new woman' of the “Roaring Twenties”
Spinster is an unmarried woman, especially a woman who’s no longer young and seems unlikely ever to marry.
Self-partnered means you enjoy being with yourself. You do not need an additional person to make you happy.
Who is a bootlegger?
Bootleggers are criminals who smuggled illegal alcohol, especially during American Prohibition and other times and places where alcohol was and is illegal.
Name the story in which the american dream is repesented and describe the concept of this dream manifested in the text.
Who is the author? Who are the main characters?
"Of mice and men" by John Steinbeck. George and Lennie dreamt about having their own farm together, the place where they belong.
Name the story in which the topic of consumerism is depicted.
Who is the author? Who are the main characters?
Dorothy Parker "The Standard of Living", Midge and Annabe. Reaction to a silver-fox coat and perl
Name thr story in which the topic of allienation is depicted.
Who is the author? Who is the main character?
Katherine Mansfield "Miss Brill"
What is stream-of-consciousness ?