American Culture In The 1920's

The Roaring Twenties, an era best remembered through cultural artifacts created from the new mass-consumption economy such as new cars, radio shows and the first audio video in a cinema. Since there was a soaring stock market at this time, it is obvious that people would live fully and make use of the new accommodations. Young Americans left behind the traditional society and embraced the modern culture. This is because these modern commodities gave freedom and fun when people, especially women were used to hard labor. The movement changed the way American families lived and their values changed to be less innocent. Many changes came into the culture. There was a new generation of writers, lively sports, cheap cars, radio, and movie production. The main thing that took Americans from home was their automobile, as it brought excitement. However, the radio caused them to come back and listen to famous music such as Amos ‘n’ Andy. Then came the movie. Thomas Edison was one of the first movie inventors, but then in 1903 the first movie The Great Train Robbery was born and movie production started taking place in Hollywood, California due to the landscape.
These first movies consisted of nudity and female vampires. This caused sexual desires, and old family traditions were lost. Young Americans began to reject the social …show more content…
They were also trying to do away with gender roles which included hard labor, plain living and religion. Women became more equal, and religion, sexuality and family life encountered a dramatic transition. Due to the new films, literature, and music, especially jazz, people had new thoughts and desires. After seeing something so often on TV people would normally desire to try whatever is portrayed themselves, so it is not surprising that the typical family life, values, and strong religion was disregarded to an extent and would never be exactly the same