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Of all the different interpretations of the Dust Bowl, Worster’s spoke out to me the most because I partly agree with him. The “theme” during the late 19th and early 20th century was a mix of expansionism, nationalism, militarism, and other similar social structures, where the acquisition of land or territory equated to power. Power can then be defined as economic power or militaristic power. Where power is then used, as an obligation, for self-advancement or national advancement.
His example of the existence of American social order is to encourage personal wealth made me think of how we grow up today. Where in our culture, its very common to find what media defines as happiness and meaning as being rich and successful. On youtube you can easily find videos that have the title: “What i do for a living to afford a Ferrari” with the corresponding two million views, where people can experience the taste of successful personal wealth and hopefully learn the key to it.
I agree with rdaigh’s observation as he relates to Charles W. Calhoun, author of “Moving Beyond Stereotypes of the Gilded Age,” where this article also tries to do the same and explores the different interpretations people have on the Dust Bowl. It show’s how many factors there are in interpreting a certain subject and reaching an absolute answer may even be impossible.
Charlie
