The Big Money is the third volume in John Dos Passos’s trilogy U.S.A. “Newsreel LXVIII” focuses on issues related to the Great Depression of the 1930s, a time when millions of Americans were without work and facing severe economic hardship. At the time, strong and sometimes violent conflicts arose between those who felt that government should help and those who felt that it should not.
Make a chart. On the left, quote different materials used in “Newsreel LXVIII.” On the right, list the types of materials used. One example has been done for you.
What headlines, song lyrics, phrases from TV ads, announcements over the school P.A. system, and billboard slogans have you been exposed to today? What do they tell you about contemporary American culture?
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