Due Tuesday, February
5, 2013
Watch these three clips from the Charlie Chaplin film Modern Times. Write a paragraph response to each of the following questions (two paragraphs total):
1. In class we discussed the term modernity, which I defined as a dramatic shift in the way people lived due to advanced technology and industrialization. What do these clips reflect about modernity in the 1930s?
2. Consider the fact that this film was released in 1936 in the midst of the Great Depression. How does humor help people cope with their hardships?
[If you would like to watch this film in its entirety, it is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGNYyG8F7WY]
1. In class we discussed the term modernity, which I defined as a dramatic shift in the way people lived due to advanced technology and industrialization. What do these clips reflect about modernity in the 1930s?
2. Consider the fact that this film was released in 1936 in the midst of the Great Depression. How does humor help people cope with their hardships?
[If you would like to watch this film in its entirety, it is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGNYyG8F7WY]
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