Are you a 1940's Teen?
Charlie Nahrwold
Conformity
This is a picture from the Tri Ship club which is still around today. This picture shows conformity because of the hair cut all of these boys have. None of their hair is long and over their eyes like a lot of kids hair is today. I think this hair cut is inspired by WWII soldiers which they were looking up too.
Family
This picture shows how family was portrayed in 1948. All of the people in this advertisement are smiling which is odd because it is something that most families never do. It also shows the kids having fun while the parents are working which describes what life was supposed to be like in 1948
Success
In 1948 this ad shows what success could buy you in 1948. This add was created to show what successful people would buy and use, and this made some people think that was true.
What would I do?
If I was a teen living from 1946-1952 and I could not fit the mold it would make it very hard for me to do very basic things. If I did not dress or have the same hair cut because I did not want to look like that, I would stand out from all of the other kids making it hard for me to have friends or fit in. I would eventually become pretty upset that I didn't fit in and would maybe cut my hair or change my clothing style. The worst part about all of this would be that no one would be able to help me. This is because back then if you were different you were considered an outsider, which made it impossible for you to get help because unless you changed who you were nothing would change.