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Post by elizaneights on Feb 5, 2016 5:01:34 GMT
The show "I Love Lucy" from the 1950s portrays the American Dream very well. In the show, Lucille Ball and Ricky Ricardo started out living in a small apartment. Ricky worked very hard to make money and become more well known, and he and Lucy moved to Hollywood temporarily. They then traveled to Europe and finally settled down in a large house in Connecticut. They can be seen getting more and more wealthy and moving up in social classes. In addition, Lucy is the typical American housewife. She stays at home all day cooking and cleaning and is expected to listen to her husband. At the same time, Lucy shows a deep desire to be successful on her own and not have to rely on Ricky. In almost every episode, she tries to do something crazy that she hides from her husband and usually fails at it. Even though Lucy was a submissive woman, the usual for the time period, Lucy showed the reality of the situation by showing that women are not as delicate as men think they are and that they want to accomplish things on their own. How do you think women's roles in the American Dream have changed in film from the 1950s to now?
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Post by rmay99 on Feb 7, 2016 21:37:18 GMT
I find the assumption of I Love Lucy being part of The American Dream very fitting. This show specifically is a very good representation of the way in which the women's role in this dream has changed, as you stated. The idea of a woman becoming independent in a time like the 1950s was unheard of. Woman were seen as secondary to men and men were seen as needed by a woman to live a good life. This idea has changed radically within the last 30 years. There has been a drastic change towards more and more women in the workplace and ironically, more and more fathers at home. This shows the changing dynamic of our American Society and the breaking down of gender barriers. Although some prejudices still exist, The American Dream today can even be seen as an independent path to success for a woman, not just a man's journey. Many of the things formerly seen as male only professions or tasks have become a function of both genders; this has allowed for much more equality among genders and a more intensive role for women outside of the home.
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Post by rdeorio3 on Feb 8, 2016 4:06:00 GMT
I definitely agree that I Love Lucy is a great representation of the American Dream in the 1950s. For women, the American Dream has definitely changed. While generally in the 1950s a woman's ideal goals would be to please their husband and just generally be a good wife. Nowadays, women have far higher goals for themselves. Essentially, the American dream today for women and men are the same. The past 60 years has brought women so many strides closer to gender equality.
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