A Consumer Society
Notes
- war veterans returning home - horrors of WWI were over
- Horrors of the Spanish flu were over
- Economy is Booming - everyone has a job
- stock market is hot
- people are spending money
- women's rights brought to the front/ women allowed to vote
Summary
In the wake of WWI, the American society was booming. The horrors of war and the Spanish flu were both gone, and People were generally happy. Everybody had jobs and the economy was doing very well. The stock market was hot and people were spending money on countless things. Women's rights were also brought into the spotlight, with their right to vote, and their ability to go out and buy all their own things.
Quote
Living is more a question of what one spends than what one makes.
- Marcel Duchamp
- Marcel Duchamp
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Subjunctive Question
Why do you think that the Americans had so much fun during these times?