Monday, November 14, 2016
In class talk
In class today we watched a documentary that describes how judgement changed and society changed overtime. Multiple examples were given, one being, women started dressing more openly. These women were called flappers or vamps depending on how much they go against the rules. Flappers did what they wanted to do like drinking alcohol but still following some laws/rules. While vamps did everything flappers did but much more rule breaking and going against societal norm. Hotels were one physical object that started proving America was changing. In addition, some citizens didn't enjoy the change and decided to join/start the KKK. People wanted America to go back to the old day and didn't like the change which is what the KKK offered per say. Another group of citizens liked the future but wanted the comfort of the past.
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I think that this is a good summary of how Americans wanted the convenience of the future (such as cars, electricity, and radios) while still being relatively afraid of everything that was happening. The 1920's represented a permanent change that threatened certain lifestyles, especially in rural communities.
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