Rereading America

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Rereading America
LOOKING FOR WORK
First Question. The narrator likes the ‘uncomplicated’ family life depicted on the screens. He dislikes the lack of a fancy lifestyle and the experiences that are associated with this lifestyle. The other family members, however, enjoy their own culture and have just enough resources for their needs.
Third Question. The mature Soto, would appreciate that he grew up in a good family, where they ate together, offered each other a company and social support, and they were provided with basic needs such as education CITATION Sot p “23, 24” l 1033 (Colombo 23, 24). Soto’s thinking as a nine-year-old measured the quality of family life in terms of the view of other people and in material terms CITATION Sot p 25 l 1033 (Colombo 25).
Fifth Question. The mother helped the narrator balance between the ‘ideal’ life portrayed on the television and the beauty of his culture. The sister helped him see that he did not need to adopt a foreign lifestyle with the hope of being liked. The brother provided company and social support, and so did neighbors and friends.
WHAT WE REALLY MISS ABOUT THE 1950S’
First Question. We miss the financial stability, responsive remuneration, and better social and family relationships CITATION Coo13 p “28, 29” l 1033 (Coontz 28, 29). We don’t miss the downgrading of women, discrimination against the gays, and the fact that the 1950s were not based on Laissez-faire governme…