During the 20th century, there was a lot of difference of opinions over White and Hispanic relationships, Yankee and Texan relationships across regions, old money vs new money, generational differences, and role of women in politics, religion in politics, and the impact of oil industry. The film Giant takes place between the 1920s and the 1950s, and it is in this time that the Hispanics were not recognized as equals to the white people. (Producers Stevens and Ginsberg & Director Stevens, 1956). According to Maxwell, Crain, Jones, Davis, and Flores, (2015) “Latinos were relegated to the lowest-paid jobs, as either service workers or farm workers” (p. 17). In Giant the Benedict’s family had many Hispanics farm workers who provide helpful hands …show more content…
Jett strikes oil and goes to proclaim to the Benedict’s family that he will have more money than them (Producers Stevens and Ginsberg & Director Stevens, 1956). Maxwell et al. (2015) stated, “Since the discovery of oil, the Gulf Coast has experienced almost continuous growth … the various energy booms of the late-twentieth and early-twenty-first centuries” (p.8). Discovery of oil dramatically impacted Texans’ lives. The Texas Almanac states, “When oil came gushing into Texas early in the 20th century, the changes were even more profound. Petroleum began to displace agriculture as the principal engine driving the economy of the state…” (Ramos, 2000). The discovery of oil was life changing for the growth of Texas. Today, we use oil for almost everything: making the roads, transportation, electricity and heating. The discovery of oil in the Giant, leads to a conflict of new money versus old money. Rink came into money and is classified as “new money” were as the Benedict family was born into money and would be classified as “old money” (Producers Stevens and Ginsberg & Director Stevens, 1956). This provides a reason behind why Rink gets caught up with purchasing materialistic items, he is trying to ‘catch up’ to the Benedict’s wealth. During the discovery of oil, many people were financially impacted. As more and more people came into wealth from the oil industry …show more content…
However, many women did not take advantage of their new right mainly, due to the fact that in the South it was socially unacceptable for women to voice their political opinion or play any role in politics. There is a prime example of this in the film, Jordan Benedict is discussing politics with a group of men and as his wife Leslie enters in the conversation, Jordon encourages her to leave the conversation and becomes frustrated when she refuses (Producers Stevens and Ginsberg & Director Stevens, 1956). Men in the south did not think it was proper for a lady to discuss or even listen to politics. There were even a generational differences that influenced women’s minds about voting. The women of the older generation, which had gone without voting the majority of their lives, did not feel confident or capable of making such a decision. This was controversial due to the fact that the younger generation had fought during the Women’s Suffrage to gain the freedom to vote and then after the many hardships the younger generation endure, women were still not using their new found right to
The 1920’s was a decade of glamour, change, and problems. It created the blocks needed for many social reforms to take off from but it was a tense period of time. So many changes had happened at one time, making all conservatives irritated and not fast enough for some liberals. Like any good battle this one lasted throughout the ages and still continues today, just with different subject matter. While some arguments haven’t changed some new ones have been added to our list of conflicts.
(Nugent, p. 116) The amendment granted woman’s suffrage, and was the fruit of many years of labor of several women’s rights groups, such as the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and prominent women’s rights activists, such as Susan B. Anthony. The amendment expanded the bounds of popular democracy, bringing attention to women who felt increasingly ignored as participants in the political system (Piott, p. 166). Being the inalienable right of any citizen, the right to vote inevitably expanded the political freedom of American women, and also opened other doors of opportunity to them; they could advocate for more job opportunities, better economic security, and advantageous marital and family
Today, women and men have equal rights, however not long ago men believed women were lower than them. During the late eighteenth century, men expected women to stay at home and raise children. Women were given very few opportunities to expand their education past high school because colleges and universities would not accept females. This was a loss for women everywhere because it took away positions of power for them. It was even frowned upon if a woman showed interest in medicine or law because that was a man 's place not a woman’s, just like it was a man 's duty to vote and not a woman 's. The road to women 's right was long and hard, but many women helped push the right to vote, the one that was at the front of that group was Susan B. Anthony.
Women throughout the suffrage act were faced with many challenges that eventually led into the leading roles of women in the world today. Suffrage leaders adopted new arguments to gain new support. Rather than insisting on the justice of women’s suffrage, or emphasizing equal rights, they spoke of the special moral and material instincts women could bring to the table. Because of these women taking leaps and boundaries, they are now a large part of America’s government, and how our country operates.
The people started to open their ears and their hearts. Her overall purpose is to show that there is a gap between men and women that cannot be overlooked and sidestepped for any longer. Women don't only deserve the right to vote, but they deserve the same rights as men. Applying logos, a juxtaposition, and a strong use of diction to her speech, she connects to her audience and reveals to them the reasons why what she is saying is crucial to the country. According to history.com, the 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920. The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote, also known as women’s suffrage. Almost fifty years after the speech concerning voting at the 1872 Presidential Election, the 19th Amendment came into effect. Today, there is still not an equality between men and women, but the matter has improved because of people like Susan B.
I also think that she has another audience in mind. She is also addressing the city officials, the politicians and the rest of the male population in society. She is addressing the city officials and the politicians because they are the people responsible for the decision making in the implementation of any new changes in the voting rights. She is also addressing the rest of the male population, such as the husbands, the fathers, the brothers, the nephews to stand by the women and support them in gaining their voting right in order to raise and educate a better generation of sons and daughters.
Before 1920 women did not have the right to vote. They were known as “second class citizens”. Women were to stay home to help and organize the family’s necessities. Having any other higher power was said to be way out of their limitations. Mainly because women weren’t fully exposed to the happenings outside of the home, which led to the male figure believing that it was impossible for women to vote if they didn’t know the facts. Men thought that if women were able to vote that they would reach a power, that they could not take away and they didn’t want that. Men wanted to be head of the household and everything else in between.
In the early 20th century, many Americans perceived woman as unskilled and deficient, due to this woman have never gotten the chance to prove how they can positively affect society. Document A, Supports Woman states; “They still love their homes and their children just the same as ever, and are better able to protect themselves and their children because of the ballot”. If woman were given the right to vote it would not only have helped the society by having more opinions, but it would have also helped women protect themselves and their children by voting for things like better education. Supports Woman explains how giving woman the right ...
Literary Focus Statement: In Susan B. Anthony’s zealous speech “On Women’s Right to Right to Vote”, she
Women used many methods to gain their rights to vote and evidently they faced a lot of obstacles while trying to gain
"Women Get the Vote." American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, Et Al. Vol. 3: 1920-1929. Detroit: Gale, 2001. U.S. History in Context. Web. 7 Mar. 2014.
Conflicts happen easily when people have different opinions on one subject and they think their opinions are better than others. When it comes to the 1920’s, it is viewed as a period of conflict. The 1920’s is often called as the “Roaring Twenties” and it had altered from an old nation to a modernized and developed America. During this period, numerous exciting events happened and changed American lifestyle. For example, new inventions and technology emerged, people living standard improved, and Jazz music flourished the nation. Although the “Roaring Twenties” has broken a lot of America old traditions, it is viewed as a period of conflict. The 1920’s is viewed as a period of conflict because many conflicting issues happened during that time.
Advocates of women’s suffrage worked diligently to get their opinions across to others on the validity of women voters. During the mid-1800s women’s suffrage campaigns started putting together “Women’s Conventions.” At a convention in 1851, Sojourner Truth had an excellent speech on Woman’s Rights and how she highly believed that men needed women more than women needed them (Doc E). In other words, Truth was saying that women did not need men to survive because they had the full capacity of performing “men only tasks”; however, for men, it was the total opposite. Considering that Truth was an African-American woman, and all women were looked down upon during this time period, her speech gave women encouragement and light to fight for their rights. This encouragement was carried over to the twentieth century because the right to vote was becoming a larger problem in the eyes of many women. For example, Jane Addams stated the "electorate should be made up of those who can bear a valiant part in this arduous contest, those who in the past have at least attempted to care for children, to clean houses, to prepare foods,..." (Doc A). Addams had a strong argument because she felt that if she was smart enough to raise a child and teach them how to vote, then she had the right to vote as well. Another example of women being very courageous was when the National
The argument of the author is that although women were able to gain the right to vote, the right to vote only allowed them to change so much, despite their best efforts. Their efforts found themselves barred in American society by traditionalist values and rules. This argument matters because, leading up to the 1920s, women were exempt from voting rights, and many women wanted to show that they were just as capable as men in politics, the work force, and society. Their movement was able to gain the right to vote, but this right to vote revealed other restrictions against their movement for full equality, such as conflicting ideas within the movement, work discrimination, social values and expectations, and political resistance by men with traditional values. Essentially, because of their ability to vote, and the desire to prove themselves, to gain full equality, women applied themselves in American society, actively seeking out jobs and attempting to earn a life for themselves.
The Three Here’s for Cooking The romantic comedy, Today’s Special, expressed the worries of Indian parents becoming at ease. Also, expressed the struggles a parent faces in search of a better life, the passion and dedication going unnoticed in the work field, and the connection between friends, a lover, and family. However, the film centered its attention more on the development of Samir’s “cold” cooking within the Indian food, with the help of Akbar. In addition, the main actors in the film looked the part and associated with the main idea of the culture of an Indian family. For instance, Samir’s appearance showed he had drifted away from his family’s culture and developed a professional understanding and love for the cooking industry.