Counter culture developed in the late 1960s. Counter culture is a social movement where youths saw problems within the establishment and wanted to fix them. People started to form their own opinions on things that were outside the social norm. In the 1960's-1970's it was focused on free speech, equal rights, and questioning "the man." Counter culture was expressed in many different ways. The phenomenon was also expressed in movies. Many children’s movies during this era had the common theme of there is power in numbers. Many individual movements happened during this time, such as, Civil Rights, Vietnam War, and free speech, but they became one all encompassing movement known as counter culture. Counter culture is a concept that is important to understand. It helped shape America into what it is today. It taught people that they didn’t have to always do what they are told.
In the movie, The Aristocats, a lost family of cats realizes that working together pays off in the long run. For example, the aristocratic cats need from the street cats to get back home. Another example, is the geese helping Thomas out of the …show more content…
Such as, Tock helps Milo out of doldrums. Furthermore, the Humbug teaches Milo what not to do. The Humbug keeps wanting to give up every time they hit a road block. If Martin Luther King Jr. had stopped with his civil rights movement, America would have been set back on the desegregation front. Finally, the dodecahedron helping Milo get through the passage with his knowledge. (MLK) Within The Phantom Tollbooth, unconventional ways to remember the material are discussed. This is like the Free School Movement. “Free schools brought together small groups of families and idealistic educators who believed that learning should be spontaneous, organic, intimate, and joyful—specifically not controlled by instructional methods, textbooks, curricula, or severe rules of behavior”
In the movie, The Aristocats, a lost family of cats realizes that working together pays off in the long run. For example, the aristocratic cats need from the street cats to get back home. Another example, is the geese helping Thomas out of the …show more content…
Such as, Tock helps Milo out of doldrums. Furthermore, the Humbug teaches Milo what not to do. The Humbug keeps wanting to give up every time they hit a road block. If Martin Luther King Jr. had stopped with his civil rights movement, America would have been set back on the desegregation front. Finally, the dodecahedron helping Milo get through the passage with his knowledge. (MLK) Within The Phantom Tollbooth, unconventional ways to remember the material are discussed. This is like the Free School Movement. “Free schools brought together small groups of families and idealistic educators who believed that learning should be spontaneous, organic, intimate, and joyful—specifically not controlled by instructional methods, textbooks, curricula, or severe rules of behavior”