EN 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Father Knows Best, Allen Ginsberg, Parataxis
15 Mar 2016
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Tv series father knows best presenting the american dream (white picket fence promoting ideals), gender segregation (patriarchal) Focus on the middle-to-upper-class status as the ideal. Focus on the importance of the family unit. Safety: the major new story on the newspaper was that of two individuals eloping. America is presented as a safe, police, patriarchal, family-based place that is white and. Father did not pay attention to his son because of his gender- worried about daughter. Importance of the light bulb- it was burnt out; the female sphere is inside of the house, so she was unable to change the light bulb herself. Showing the realities of america (contrary to father knows best) Beats: known for experimenting drugs; the idea that drugs expand one"s mental horizon. The poem was written in early-to-mid 1955, originally as a performance piece to be recited and heard orally.
