The 1950's Scene Analysis

When I read “What We Really Miss About the 1950’s”, Stephanie Coontz provides many data and reports to support the positive side and negative sides of the 1950’s. On my first impression, the 1950’s sounded a pretty good era. People just get through the World War II. Many young men came back home or just build their new home.After so many years, American people can do everything at once again. However,every coin has two sides.Some heavy things such as racism, woman’s rights,and McCarthyism. I have to ask myself a question “ Do we really miss those old days?”. Or more specific, “why some time we said those old days are good?”. I do want to argue which era is the best. I just want to focus on why sometime people said old days are better and we

The 1950s and the 1960s had many similarities, though they had many differences as well. Their similarities and differences include: the politics, the economy, the society, and the culture of both decades. In the 1950s, North Korea moved into South Korea and began a civil war between the two parallel countries. The reason for this dispute was the border lines as well as guerrilla fighting in the South, which created a greater tension on the issue. The reason why the U.S entered the Korean War was so that the Soviet Union would not gain another nation and, in turn, more power. Like the 50s, our country was also at war with another country in the 60s. This time, the U.S was at war with Vietnam. The U.S entered the war because the

One of the differences is the father. In the short story the father is not involved in Connie’s life as much as he should be. “Their father was away at work most of the time and when he came home he wanted supper and he read the newspaper at supper and after supper he went to bed. He did not t bother talking much to them” (Oates 1). They changed in role in the movie. He is more involved in her life in the movie. He talks to Connie about her and her mother's relationship, he is concerned about Connie being on the side of the road, and he tried to steer Connie in the right direction.

The values of the modern American society have changed drastically from how they were sixty years ago, in the 1950s. The values of today’s society consist of relationships (social), appearances (clothes), and items of possessions (technology).

Many people inaccurately assess the 1950s and 1960s. Historians, in particular, tend to describe the 1950s as a decade of prosperity and the 1960s as one of turbulence. According to most, peace and harmony defined the 50s while violence and protest conjured the 60s. This isn't true because controversy existed in the fifties, many achievements occurred in the sixties, and both decades had its political ups and downs. With all the criticism surrounding it, the 1960s remains one of the most controversial decades in American history.

The 1950s is considered to be the model decade of America. Families were close, children respected their elders, workers worked hard to provide for their families who grew up in nice neighborhoods, and the economy was booming. The forced conformity, neglect of the poor, and segregation are often overlooked when talking about the decade as they were during the time period. The 1950s were a prodigious time period for family life but not for the individual or societal ethics.

Does the film that the father is watching have any purpose in the story? Or is it perhaps just a detail to make it feel more real?

Over the past (almost) hundred years, society and education have both changed drastically. Typically, the things that have happened in history, such as wars, technological advances, and changes in culture, changed education as a result. Some of these changes include popular culture in the 1920s, economic factors in the 1930s, military intervention in the 1940s, Sputnik in the 1950s, and racial issues in the 1960s. One theme of education is that it has gradually become more important over the years. Before high school diplomas could be rare, and today most high school graduates go to college in the United States.

Question: “To what extent were the 1950’s the most important turning point in the development of African-American rights in the period 1865-1992?” Whilst the 1950’s were undoubtedly pivotal in developing the course and future tactics of the Civil Rights Movement, it would be hyperbolic to suggest that the 1950’s were the most significant turning point in the development of African-American rights in the period 1865-1992. The lack of political and social progress for African-Americans, even when evaluating the impact of relative successes, highlight the minimal impact the 1950’s had on African-American life. It should still be stressed that the 1950s laid the significant groundwork and established the nature of the Civil Rights Movement.

For conclusion, the article, “What We Really Miss About the 1950s” by Stephanie Coontz shows that 1950s is the decade that have a lot of vote when it comes to the decade that good to live in. Even though, the rates are high, but the reason people choose it is because it have a more friendly economic. This decade do not suitable for people that be consider as the “others” during this time. So, this decade will only good for live in for the white people, or more narrowly will be for the white men. Because there’s a lot of sexism and racism during this decade.

In Coontz’ Rereading America entry, “What We Really Miss about the 1950s”, she writes about how we nostalgically remember the 1950s as the “golden age” for American families because people seem to only remember the social and economic stability, educational advances, and all the government aid that made the 1950s look so great, but fail to remember the racism, sexism, repression, and pervasive discrimination that came with it. I’d have to disagree with the people who say the 1950s was the best time for families, not only because my family didn’t arrive until a few decades afterwards, but because my family has a Hispanic background and even if they were present in America during the 1950s, they would’ve been excluded from most of the benefits as ethnic minority groups often were, so I’d have to say that I believe the 1990s was the best time for families because that’s when my family began to develop.

An award-winning writer and internationally recognized expert on the family, Stephanie Coontz, in her article, “What We Really Miss About The 1950’s,” states that “In a poll by the Knight-Ridder News Agency, more Americans chose the 1950’s than any single decade as the best time for children to grow up.” However, Coontz has her own view of the 1950s, and she illustrates her own opinions about this decade using strong and logical facts. While the nostalgia of the 1950s is vastly strong in some people, some fail to notice the negativity and the reality of it.

Robert Zemeckis twisted a once cold, tense, harder times into light-hearted, more happy of a life rather than sticking to Winston Groom’s version. The fact that he changed such a hard and dramatic story into something soft

The arc from the innocence of the little boy to the uncomfortable vulnerability hiding underneath the muscles and gold fronts of the hardened adult is moving on multiple levels. Observing his difficulties forces you to absorb the conflict and inescapable trepidation that surrounds the shared character. Pressing his heart to your own makes for one of the most moving and rewarding film experiences of the past few

The common formula for these second act, rehashed tales often disappoint. The thrill is gone and producer’s resort to trickery such as, far fetched story lines and metaphors to capture our attention. They have to dig deeper into the psyche and personal lives of the leading cast, which often leaves a lackluster taste on our cinematic palates. It is very difficult to spin the same old tale time after time, this