For my final paper, I think I have come up with the idea of tying in Life Histories to the novel Maud Martha. What I would like to focus on in my essay is the idea of consumerism, or the desire to always have more. What I am hoping to look at is the idea of a "good life" during this time, especially considering the types of housing (kitchenette? apartment?) and employment. I found a few of the Life Histories that mention kitchenettes, so I will be able to tie those in, and I am positive I will have a surplus that have to do with employment.
Maybe I should narrow down my search to the Chicago area? I don't exactly want to tie in the issue of racism in my paper, because it seems an obvious topic, but maybe if the Life Histories has info. on this... Maybe something could work?
Any feedback?
Thursday, March 25, 2010
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