In the late 1880's in Missouri two men named Chris L. Rutt and Charles G. Underwood created a revolutionary instant pancake flour mix. They created the trademark after visiting a theater and seeing women in blackface, aprons, and red bandanas doing a performance of a song entitled "Old Aunt Jemima." This popular song of the time inspired them to use this very image as their company logo. Rutt and Underwood used many different ways to exploit this new image. They used posters, live appearances
unknown in elementary terms so that it may become known, metaphors provide the link between a reader or listener and the spoken or written word. In Henrik Ibsen’s riveting play, A Doll’s House, the utilization of metaphors provides support against the late 19th century’s societal beliefs concerning gender roles and their structure. Through the noticeable transformation of metaphorical analogies, first, beginning with animalistic and childlike metaphors, and shifting to an abrupt eradication of metaphors
ideas of purity, equality, and the fallacy of predestination attributed to many important reform movements, including the temperance movement, the Abolition Movement, the first wave of Feminism, and reforms within prisons. One major movement in the 19th century that grew from the Second Great Awakening was the Temperance Movement, a movement that would later lead to the 18th amendment which prohibited the sale and brewing of alcohol and ushered in the Prohibition Era. According to Lyman Beecher, in his
In the late 1800's, American society began to burst with cultural activity. After the Civil War and the Reconstruction, Americans were eager to return to their normal lifestyles. The period that followed, however, was quite different from what the country was used to. During the war, many pushed hard for a rise in industry, leading to an explosive industrial revolution far beyond what people had expected. America's business and economy had boomed, and, as the new century approached, many had
Literature of the Late Nineteenth Century 1855 from 1910 was the influence of Realism and as well Naturalism. Realism of literature was about the poetry and art. Famous authors from this period includes, Mark Twain, Kate Chopin and Stephen Crane. Twain was born in 1835 November, 30th in Florida and later died on 21st April 1910. Before his death, he played significant roles in the society that brought impressions to the generation that existed and the one to come. He was the best storyteller
“The Glitter of the Gilded Age Covered a Multitude of Sins” The late 19th century experienced the birth of a modern society dubbed the Gilded Age by writer Mark Twain. America witnessed the growth of big business, a population explosion of immigrants and the creation of labor movements. However, the Expansion and transformation of America often came at a cost to the American Citizen. It has been said, “The glitter of the gilded age covered a multitude of sins.” Evidence supports the validity
believed that the fact that a person was rich, showed that he was more fit than others. Carnegie acknowledged that the living conditions were poor and wanted to help change that. This introduced industrialization into the Gilded Age. In the late 19th Century, Carnegie led the enormous expansion of the American steel
The Coquette, written by Hannah Webster Foster in 1797, chronicles the life of an affluent woman in the 18th century. There are a few themes that are presented throughout the whole novel: correspondence, sexual freedom, and ideal womanhood. Elizabeth Whitman has been an icon of American history since the 19th century because of her bravery and contempt for the caged position of women in society. It is stated that the tombstone of Elizabeth Whitman is a popular tourist attraction; “her grave was a
The book “Out of This Furnace” by Thomas Bell tells stories of three generations of an immigrant family in the 19th century. The first part of the book is about the story of Kracha, our first protagonist. Kracha left Slovakia to come to America for more opportunities. As Kracha settled in America, he married Elena. Life in the United States was rough for the Kracha’s family, and it turned out just as difficult as in his homeland. Kracha worked different jobs and realized that they were all low wage
The Gilded Age from the late 1900’scentury was phrased from writer Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in their novel “The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today”. The Gilded Age: the tale of today was published in 1893, talks about political corruption, and avarice in America. The Gilded Age was from 1865 and 1898 at the end of the Civil War. This was the time of business power, economic growth, and industrialization. Jobs and annual wages increased for men, women, and children. The term “gilded” means