Benni McCarthy

300 years later, many people took on a similar trend known as McCarthyism. America in the 1950s was a place of sacrifice and honor as well. Different people of the public would sacrifice themselves, their faith and their honor to protect themselves from the communist accusations made by fellow Americans. McCarthyism was a way of life for those living in the 50’s and is explained by an article as it says, “In the supercharged atmosphere of the early Cold War, the anticommunist crusade spun out of…

The Road is a post-apocalyptic novel about a nameless father and son who are traveling to the coast in the south. The author, Cormac McCarthy, neglects to inform the reader as to the causes of the apocalypse but it is inferred that it was caused by man. The nameless son was born in this world, not knowing what a pre-apocalyptic world was like but only knowing the drained world he was born into. Before the son’s mother committed suicide due to the extreme environment their family was put in, she…

In the novel, The Road, Cormac McCarthy depicts the lives of a man and boy’s life in a post-apocalyptic world. When the reader approaches the last page, the book suddenly comes to an end. At first glance, the ending of the book seems inappropriate because it finishes without any closure or conclusion. With further observation though, The Road has an appropriate ending when compared to the writing pattern of the entire book. The writing pattern throughout the book is disconnected with the common…

Tyler named this story after a song entitled 'Baba O'Riley' by The Who. The song was released in 1971 and has the words 'teenage wasteland' repeated several times throughout. The song also shares a theme of adolescent growth with the original short story. 'Teenage Wasteland' follows Daisy Coble, a former teacher turned frumpy housewife, and her 15-year-old son, Donny Coble. Donny is unmotivated, makes bad grades, and struggles to find his place at school and in his home. His father, Matt Coble,…

The novel “The Road”, written by Cormac McCarthy, is a story talking about a father and a son in a world that everything is totally destroyed. For them, it is an unprecedented catastrophe. Even though the condition is hard to have the good characteristics in human nature, the father still makes his best effort to protect his son and protect his son’s good characteristics. The father died at last, but his son does live because of his protection. In the movie “Life is Beautiful”, the father Guido…

Factors That Led to Post War Red Scare Tia Brown AMH 2020/2042 June 11, 2017 After World War II, an anti-communist movement emerged in the United States. This period, which was known as the Red Scare, emerged after the war in the mid-1940’s and lasted into the 1950’s. During the Red Scare, the fear of communism was prevalent both within the government and among private citizens. There were a variety of factors, both international and domestic, that led to the post war Red Scare, and…

The book, The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea, is based on the true story of the Yuma-14, or Wellstone 26, who were Mexicans that crossed into America through the desert. This novel goes through not only their story but what happened before and after their journey, as well as the mentalities of the Border Patrol agents. It gives you the complete picture of what had happened. The Devil’s Highway starts off with a brief background about what happened. It’s learned here that 14 men had died…

During the Cold War, relations with the Soviet Union and the United States were tight. Though allies of World War II, both held a grudge against each other. Joseph R. Mccarthy, the Senator of Wisconsin dedicated years in uncovering communist spies living in the United States, adding to the hysteria of the Red Scare (Joseph R. Mccarthy). Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible”. “The Crucible” tells about the mass hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts when the accusations of so-called witches surfaced,…

In the 1950’s, the fear of communism was rampant in the United States due to the propaganda that was spread by Senator Joseph McCarthy. Much of America followed in pace with Senator McCarthy. The government abused their power in the United States, and into foreign lands. Senator McCarthy lead the attack on communism in the US and accused and punished many people for being communists. Among these people were Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, depicted in Trumbo (directed by Jay Roach). Also in…

During the Cold War Era (1947-1991), the content of the film industry was severely influenced by the threat of a nuclear war the spread of Communism into the United States. Various film panels such as the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals (MPA) were created in order to regulate the content of the film industry by censoring anti-American substance. Because the growth and evolution of the McCarthyism, or the…