Entertainment In The 1920's Essay

Within the 1920’s there were new forms of entertainment being created as well as existing forms of entertainment being greatly expanded upon and reinvented which quickly became the norm of entertainment for the public. Movies were being produced very early in the 20’s but had no audio and instead played a song over the film. Movies were helping in educating teens as they provided a whole new way to teach, being a visual aid with moving pictures as opposed to text or audible learning. Due to the success of the film industry, they made a 300 million dollar investment in order to upgrade to movies which contained sound which was revolutionary at the time. This massive investment was soon easily paid off as the movie industry was making more money …show more content…
In the past news had been brought to civilians but radio’s made getting informed on the news much easier. The First major radio stations (which are still popular to date) were the National Broadcasting Company and Columbia Broadcasting System. These radio stations could be heard all over the entire nation and Americans were very intrigued by the sporting events, news broadcasts, soap operas, comedies and quiz shows. There was a dramatic change in the style of writing in the 1920s, and many authors struggled to evolve with these changes and were disappointed with the change since the old times, while others had a positive opinion about this and were grateful for this change towards their writing career. Reading was a popular way to pass time as it has been for centuries, providing entertainment and education. Reading was much more common indoors making it more popular during the winter time as it would be too cold to do much other activities. During the aged 1920s time, a primary form of gaining knowledge was through reading, This was done through newspapers, magazines, books, and many other forms of