BRIDGING THE GAP

ATTITUDE, TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE

• 1850- Religious, Hated Indians, Racism begins
• Pencil with an eraser attached on one end, Machine gun
• Coca Cola, up beat music

ATTITUDE, TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE

• 1890- Americans were optimistic
• Electric lamps Paper and pencil, letters and newspapers
• Opera styled music

ATTITUDE, TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE

• 1910- Quiet
• Commercial Radio Broadcast and telephones
• Jazz music

QUOTES FROM SOLDIERS HOME

• "He wanted to live along without consequences".
• "...the world they were in was not the world he was in".
• “Nothing was changed in the town except that the young girls had grown up.”
• “the girls live in a complicated world, “
• "His mother would have given him breakfast in bed if he wanted it."

SOLDIERS HOME SUMMARY

• The main idea of the story is Harold’s relationship to his mother, Mrs. Krebs. She attempts to direct her son toward a successful path, suggesting that he look for a job and attend church with her. At this moment he cannot repress his true feelings, and he replies that he doesn’t love after experiencing the horror of war. His reaction causes Mrs. Krebs to weep. In response, the former soldier lies to his mother. He says that his answer did not reflect his true feelings, that he was merely disturbed by some unrelated event. Mrs. Krebs held Harold as if he were an infant, he calls her “Mummy,” promises to be a “good boy,” and kneels with her as she prays for him. But Harold knows that he cannot simply revert to his pre-War self. He resolves to leave his hometown and his mother behind for work in Kansas City, where he plans to live without emotional complications and the need to “fit” the parts that other people want him to play.

TIMELINE 1910-1930

• Apr 14 1912- Titanic Sinks Jun 28 1914- World War I Begins Mar 19 1918- Daylight Savings Apr 6 1917- U.S. Enters World War I Aug 18 1920- 19th Amendment Nov 2 1920- First Commercial Radio Broadcast Jan 25 1924- 1st Winter Olympic Games

TIMELINE 1850-1890

• April 12th 1861- civil war starts Jan 1st 1863- Emancipation proclamation issued Nov 19th 1863- Lincoln gives Gettysburg Address April 9th 1865- Civil war ends April 14th 1865- Abraham Lincoln Assassinated Dec 6th 1865- Slavery Prohibited Feb 24 1868- President Johnson Impeached Feb 3rd 1870- African Americans given right to vote Oct 8th-9th 1871- Chicago fire kills 300 leaving 90,000 homeless March 5th 1877- First phone line built Oct 28th 1886- Statue of Liberty dedicated July 2nd 1890- National American Woman’s Suffrage founded

Owl Creek Bridge SUMMARY

• In the second story, the reader learns that Farquhar was a planter, and devoted to the Southern cause. But as he is not able to join the Confederate army, he wanted to help the South in some way. One evening, Farquhar and his wife were sitting on the edge of their property when a soldier rode up, asking for water. The soldier looked like he was from the Confederate army. Farquhar asked for news of the front and was told that Northern forces had repaired the railroads in order to launch another attack, after already reaching the Owl Creek bridge.The soldier then explains how any civilian caught messing with the North’s efforts would be hanged. Farquhar asked how one could attempt some form of sabotage. The soldier told him that one could set fire to the driftwood that had piled up near the bridge. The man, who was actually a Northern scout in disguise, finished his drink and left. In the last story we are back at the hanging. Farquhar loses consciousness then is awakened by jolts of pain running through his body. A loud splash wakes him up completely, and he realizes that the noose has broken making him fall into the stream. He is afraid he will be shot by Northern soldiers as soon as he is spotted in the water. Farquhar looks back to see the soldiers standing on the bridge. He then hears the lieutenant telling his men to fire and dives down to avoid the shower of bullets. Soon he is ejected from the river onto a bank out of sight and range of the soldiers. He weeps with joy and marvels at the landscape, having no desire to put any more distance between him and his pursuers, when a volley of grapeshot overhead rouses him. He heads into the forest, setting his path by the sun and traveling the entire day. The thought of his family urges him on. Taking a remote road, he finds himself in the early morning standing at the gate of his home. As he walks toward the house, his wife steps down from the verandah to meet him. He moves to embrace her but feels a sharp blow on the back of his neck and sees a blinding white light all about him. Then silence and darkness engulf him. Farquhar is dead, his broken body actually swinging from the side of the Owl Creek bridge.

RED SOLDIER SUMMARY

• The criminals, Bill and Sam, come up with the kidnapping idea to finance another scheme they have in mind. They grab the 10-year-old boy while he is playing and take him to a cave outside town. Once there, the boy nicknames himself "Red Chief," decides he likes camping and annoys the men unceasingly with his pranks, threats, demands and rough games. The father, knowing his son's proclivities, refuses to pay, even when the kidnappers reduce the amount of the ransom in desperation. Instead, the father demands $250 to relieve the criminals of the boy. Bill and Sam agree, pay the money in relief and immediately flee the area.

QUOTES

• "One night, we drove a horse and carriage past old Dorset's house." "The boy had two large bird feathers stuck in his hair." "He was a boy of ten, with red hair. Bill and I thought that Ebenezer would pay a ransom of two thousand dollars to get his boy back." "Sam," says he, "what's two hundred and fifty dollars, after all? We've got the money. One more night of this boy will drive me crazy. I think Mister Dorset is making us a good offer." "Hey little boy!" says Bill, "would you like to have a bag of candy and a nice ride?"

TIMELINE 1890-1930

• 1902-Federal government sues the Northern Security Company for anti-trust violations; first major "trust-busting" case 1903-First power-driven airplane flown by Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, NC 1905-Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) founded 1906-Upton Sinclairís novel, The Jungle, published 1906-Regulatory laws enacted by federal government: Hepburn Act (strengthening Interstate Commerce Commission); Pure Food and Drug Act; Meat Inspection Act 1908-Ford Motor Company manufactures first Model T car 1908-William Howard Taft (Rep) elected president; defeats William Jennings Bryan (Dem) in Bryanís third run for the presidency 1910-National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) founded

CITATIONS

• "1910-1930 Timeline." Timetoast. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2015.
• "What Happened in the 1910s?" About.com Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2015.