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1. Mass Media and Popular American Culture

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1. Mass Media and Popular American Culture

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For most of the decade, the studios made silent pictures.
They were an ideal entertainment at a time when millions
of immigrants spoke little English. Motion pictures
transcended languages and even literacy, treating
universal themes in familiar ways that allowed any viewer
to follow the stories.

This poster shows how big silent motion pictures became during this time period. They appealed to many different races and ethnicities across the world. This is similar to our mondern society because movies are a way to connect people around the world.

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Charles Lindbergh’s successful flight across the Atlantic
Ocean gave the fledgling airline industry a boost and
encouraged the development of passenger airlines.

This was a news paper right after Lindbergh's flight. It shows the excitement that the country felt after this historic flight had taken place. His flight was a way for the airline industry to boost their sales. This is similar to contemporary society because many organizations use the media as a platform to boost their company.

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During the decade, many women challenged political,
economic, social, and educational boundaries to prove
that their role was as vital outside the home as inside it.

This picture shows how in the 1920s women were given the right to vote and more and more women began to work outside of the home. Now women have even more rights than they did in the 1920s and are essential to our society.

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Artists such as Aaron Douglas created paintings with
stylized art that reflected African Americans’ racial pride
and collective historical experience.

This is a painting that was created by Aaron Douglas during the 1920s. It shows the specific difficulty that African Americans were facing at that time. The photo depicts their harsh background, while also embracing how far they have come in society. This is kinda similar in contemporary society in the sense that there is still such great racial pride. However, it is not typically depicted in the same way it was during the Harlem Renaissance.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald is a perfect example of a writer from this genre and another theme that is common for these authors was the death of the American dream, which is exhibited throughout many of their novels.

In F. Scott-Fitzgerald's the Great Gatsby the death of the America dream is brought up quite often. It shows how the people during this time period felt about America. This is different from our society now because there are not as many fictional novels talking about modern society, they are more focused on the future.

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Jazz music was fast, free, loud, rebellious, and fun, so in
many ways, it reflected the characteristics and issues of
the 1920s.

This photograph shows a 1920s jazz band. During this time people used jazz to reflect their emotions and to relax.

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The Beaver Hall artists focused on urban scenes and figurative painting.

This is a painting from a beaver hall artist. It shows how they would focus on the urban style of life that was specifically new to Canada during the 19020s. This is similar to contemporary society because artists still use art to express new and changing feelings within society.