America in the 1970s
A massive fuel shortage which lasted from 1973-1980.
What was the 1970s (U.S.) Energy Crisis?
Disco, soul, hip hop, glam, and heavy metal.
What were the genres of music that emerged (became popular) during the 1970s?
This was Judith Guest's first novel, which originally began as a short story.
What is Ordinary People?
A consistent feeling of sadness which makes it difficult to complete normal, day-to-day activities.
What is depression?
The film adaptation of Ordinary People won this award.
What is best picture?
A war between the Viet Cong in N. Vietnam and S. Vietnam, who were backed by the United States.
What was the Vietnam War?
Censorship laws for literature were shifted, and taboo subjects such as these two themes/genres became more popular.
Judith Guest expanded her story Ordinary People from a short story to a novel for this reason.
What is wanting to get to know her characters better?
An intense and excessive fear about everyday situations which cannot be ignored.
What is anxiety?
The use of color to add a deeper meaning to a story.
What is color symbolism?
The Cold War was a period of tension between these two powers lasting from 1945-1990.
What are the Soviet Union (Russia) and the United States (America)?
This subgenre of horror movies was on the rise during the 1970s.
What are slashers?
Ordinary People is a banned book due to its discussion of these topics.
What are death (suicide) and depression?
Prolonged and persistent trauma responses in people who have experienced a horrific life event. It was extremely common in veterans of the Vietnam War.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
Ordinary People took this long to write.
What is three years?
While the USSR and the USA never went to war directly, they became involved in conflicts in these three countries.
This art movement served as a commentary on consumerism.
What is California?
Judith Guest was born on this date.
What is (March 29), 1936?
A condition where a person has an unhealthy attachment to and gets their self-worth from another person.
What is codependency?
A social-political ideology where all property and wealth are publicly owned.
What is communism?
A war between these three countries halted the oil trade, and caused fuel prices to quadruple.
What are Egypt, Syria, and Israel?
This art movement originally started in Japan and encouraged self-expression.
What is Gutai?
Judith Guest was the second ever winner of this award.
What is the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize (best fiction novel by an American woman)?
In codependent relationships, these are the terms for a partner who makes unreasonable demands and a partner who sacrifices their personal well-being to meet these demands.
What are the "giver" and the "taker?"
While Ordinary People discuses the mental health problems of its characters, its greatest emphasis is on this aspect.
What is their healing and recovery?