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The Beverly Hillbillies includes the portrayal of rich versus poor,
the American dream, wealth, and social mobility in popular culture.
The Hillbillies was a phenomenon of post-World War II America, the
second wave after the 1950s, the dustbelt Depression meets the
promise of opportunity achieved through luck. Luck counts in
liberal society. It is, said Machiavelli, "the arbiter of half of
what we do." But is success based on luck really the American
dream? And who is the bigger success story-the Hillbillies or those
who have earned their wealth? Whom do we want to be or be like?
Everyone wants to win the lottery, but is everyone willing to do
what it takes to achieve financial independence without winning the
lottery? Does winning the lottery bring social status or can it
only be achieved by labor? In sum, Paul Henning's brilliant comedy
series The Beverly Hillbillies is replete with political ideas and
has come to occupy a special place in popular culture as a classic
television icon because of its deeper meaning and relationship to
how we think about wealth, status, social mobility and the American
dream.
The Beverly Hillbillies includes the portrayal of rich versus poor,
the American dream, wealth, and social mobility in popular culture.
The Hillbillies was a phenomenon of post-World War II America, the
second wave after the 1950s, the dustbelt Depression meets the
promise of opportunity achieved through luck. Luck counts in
liberal society. It is, said Machiavelli, "the arbiter of half of
what we do." But is success based on luck really the American
dream? And who is the bigger success story-the Hillbillies or those
who have earned their wealth? Whom do we want to be or be like?
Everyone wants to win the lottery, but is everyone willing to do
what it takes to achieve financial independence without winning the
lottery? Does winning the lottery bring social status or can it
only be achieved by labor? In sum, Paul Henning's brilliant comedy
series The Beverly Hillbillies is replete with political ideas and
has come to occupy a special place in popular culture as a classic
television icon because of its deeper meaning and relationship to
how we think about wealth, status, social mobility and the American
dream.
Spaceships and Politics: The Political Theory of Rod Serling
examines the political themes in The Twilight Zone. In this unique
show, Rod Serling used fantasy and the supernatural to explore
political ideas such as capital punishment, the individual and the
state, war, conformity, the state of nature, prejudice, and
alienation. He used aliens and machines to understand human nature.
While the themes in The Twilight Zone often reflected political
concerns of the time, like the Cold War and post-industrial
technology, the messages had broader political implications. This
book looks at Serling's mechanistic view of the world and emphasis
on fear through Hobbesian themes like diffidence and automata.
Spaceships and Politics: The Political Theory of Rod Serling
examines the political themes in The Twilight Zone. In this unique
show, Rod Serling used fantasy and the supernatural to explore
political ideas such as capital punishment, the individual and the
state, war, conformity, the state of nature, prejudice, and
alienation. He used aliens and machines to understand human nature.
While the themes in The Twilight Zone often reflected political
concerns of the time, like the Cold War and post-industrial
technology, the messages had broader political implications. This
book looks at Serling's mechanistic view of the world and emphasis
on fear through Hobbesian themes like diffidence and automata.
This book looks at how the classic television series fits into the
cultural milieu of mid-century America. I Love Lucy incorporates
key themes of the 1950s American political scene and classic
American values of family, social mobility, community,
individualism and work, keeping in mind that "Luck" as Machiavelli
said "is the arbiter of half of what we do." As the beloved
American TV queen, Lucy Ricardo is a psychologically complicated
character, conflicted between her role as a 1950s housewife and her
wish to be a star. She is an icon of social mobility, going from a
small New York City apartment to a country house in a swanky
suburb, and an example of the "transitional" woman who wants to
have it all. Is she a feminist? Is she a conformist? Does she
prefer the country to the city? Whether she is working on the
chocolate factory assembly line, baking bread, or achieving the
American dream, Lucy is always "speeding it up!"
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