In “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History” Price uses examples of how flamingos changed America’s culture to create a jocular tone that satirizes the culture within United States. Flamingos were creatures that had little significance in American lifestyles. However, as Price describes, people were “flocking” to Florida just to bring a flamingo back home. A hotel and casino had been built using the concept of the flamingo and soon after that more hotels were open that were that were “replete with bright pinks and flamingo motifs” as a result of the hotels. Price goes on to mention that the bird represents both “wealth” and “pizzazz”.
Price’s purpose for writing about flamingos was to symbolize America’s materialistic society and explain how Americans try hard to reach the highest- status possible. Price mentions the irony behind the return of flamingos in American society. An animal that had one been hunted to extension for plumes and meat, had now become a product that “emphatically …show more content…
One of the hotels was the Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel developed this hotel and was a notoriously known gangster. A hotel was also then made in Florida called the Flamingo Hotel. This hotel was able to change America’s cultural perception. Flamingos, which were just simple, dull birds, became an iconic symbol of luxury, class, and success. Price uses the example of the iconic star, Elves Presley, to show that even famous people were adapting to the pink flamingo trend. Instead of buying a red or blue Cadillac, the pink color was more appealing to Presley because bright pink had been “the hottest color of the decade.” Flamingos, which had been known by few, made its way into American lives thanks to a renowned gangster. From there, the bird carried with it a sense of power and importance that everyone wanted to have a piece of so that they did not feel left
Price’s purpose for writing about flamingos was to symbolize America’s materialistic society and explain how Americans try hard to reach the highest- status possible. Price mentions the irony behind the return of flamingos in American society. An animal that had one been hunted to extension for plumes and meat, had now become a product that “emphatically …show more content…
One of the hotels was the Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel developed this hotel and was a notoriously known gangster. A hotel was also then made in Florida called the Flamingo Hotel. This hotel was able to change America’s cultural perception. Flamingos, which were just simple, dull birds, became an iconic symbol of luxury, class, and success. Price uses the example of the iconic star, Elves Presley, to show that even famous people were adapting to the pink flamingo trend. Instead of buying a red or blue Cadillac, the pink color was more appealing to Presley because bright pink had been “the hottest color of the decade.” Flamingos, which had been known by few, made its way into American lives thanks to a renowned gangster. From there, the bird carried with it a sense of power and importance that everyone wanted to have a piece of so that they did not feel left