1950s

Of all the critical analysis over the 1950’s we discussed in class, I believe Michael Dwyer’s article “Fixing the Fifties” and Stephanie Coontz’s “The way we never were” truly identifies why we view “the fifties” with such adoration. Of course this era so cherished and praised as the ideal time in America, is nothing more that a mythological veil. This obscured reflection has falsely projected a time of complete happiness, low social and economic distress, and even posterized what one should consider in living the “American Dream”. This sort of ideal conviction of the 1950’s has prompted generations to view the time with overwhelming nostalgia and while using a parallel cut almost deliberately eliminated the true culture and issues of that…

What is Success? Introduction: Dictionary definition of Success Happiness is different for everybody so is success. What defines a person’s success has changed over the years and continues to change for years to come. Success in the early 1900s Describe ancestor’s picture rickety, old home Having a farm, home, family, and butchered pigs was good enough What success was fifty years ago Family over education Fame and money weren’t important Success in the 1950s Baby boom after…

Childhood in the 1950’s Many things have changed over the last several decades in our culture, including childhood trends. Many would argue that the 1950s, for example, was a more basic time, with less complications and no electronics. For example, during that decade, a family might own one TV set, so compared to families and children in current day, nearly everything was different. While there may be some similarities in childhood in general throughout the decades, there are many more…

believe that the world of design has stayed consistent, with just a few changes in trends and what's in-style. However, by taking a closer look, we can see that fashion changes with the world around it. Influenced by world events, the past decades, and the average weight of the time, fashion strongly depends on the world around it, and has and will constantly adapt to the decades. The ideals of fashion have largely developed from the 1950s, from hair and makeup standards, to the ideal model, to…

Throughout the 1950s in the United States, the population as a whole changed to become a society that relies heavily on each person fitting to form what is now considered a modern society. Each person became more and more alike due to an intense need to fit in, but also partially die to the rising of the middle class. As the concept of suburbia rose, so did the idea that all women should avoid the workforce and to raise children. The essay Fifties Society by Alan Brinkley supports the idea that…

About the 1950’s In the article Coontz talks about what people miss about the 1950s, she likewise expresses that numerous Americans in 1950s tried to set the record straight with respect to positive and negative actions that were connected with the decade. Accordingly, she starts to clarify the fact that it was a good time for children that grew up at that time. Also, at that time marriages, jobs, birth rate and education were at an all-time high during this era known as the post war economic…

Fashion During the 1950s The 1950s was a year full of many events. For example, there was the Civil rights movement. The civil rights movement was when the African Americans were trying to achieve equality between the African Americans and the whites. Another major event during the civil war was the cold war. The cold war was strong tension between the United States and the Soviet union (a state in Eurasia that lasted from 1922-1991). All of these events had an effect on the fashion. Throughout…

As World War II ended and the start of the Cold War began, the 1950s was a time that our country was feeling the victory that it had just achieved and the prosperity that had resulted. Industry production was booming, consumer goods had found a new popularity, suburbs were emerging, and the growth of growth of the southwest was visible. In Rebel Without a Cause, the themes of the 1950s were shown greatly throughout. Rebel Without a Cause is about a troubled teen, Jim Stark, who’s family moves…

story “Lamb to the Slaughter”, a detective's wife, named Mary, is in shock after the devastating news that her husband is leaving even though she is six months pregnant. She goes to the kitchen, grabs a frozen lamb leg and bats the back of his head with such a force that kills him instantly. These two stories are distinct because the setting, mood & tone and conflict are contrasting. “Desiree’s Baby” takes place in the mid-nineteenth century (around the 1850s) and “Lamb to the Slaughter” is…

The early postwar period was regarded as the golden age of American family, however the decade beginning 1950 is considered by many as a period of dullness, period filled with fear and of an orthodox culture. This may be true in many respects however also the fact is that the period World War II brought many far-reaching changes in the life of American life. The general standard of living increased, people mobility and role of women in society also increased simultaneously. During this period,…