How successfully does he deal with these obstacles
How successfully does he deal with these obstacles
History
Choose one prompt from each section.
Section one:
1. Write an essay comparing and contrasting attitudes about gender in the colonial era with those of the industrial era. Use the Salem Witch Trials, The Jungle, and the experiences of Progressive era activists for your examples. How are attitudes about maleness and femaleness different in the two eras? How are they similar? Ultimately, which is more significant: the similarities or differences?
2. How did the nature of work in American life change from the colonial era (1600-1700s) into the industrial era (1800-1900s)? How did workers respond to these changes? Use examples from class lectures, Sexual Revolution in Early America, and The Jungle to illustrate your points.
Section two:
1. Write an essay describing and analyzing the impact of industrial labor on Jurgis’s family in The Jungle.
2. What are the three most significant obstacles Jurgis faces in his efforts to achieve the American Dream in The Jungle? How successfully does he deal with these obstacles? Of these three, which is the most significant, and why?
