Blog Entry 10: The Roaring 20s!

I enjoyed the game a lot more than I thought I would. It was wonderfully insightful into the lives of Canadians and Americans during the 1920s. I first played as the woman and then the man. The woman obviously has less rights than the male, especially when it came to education but what I found surprising was that the women could smoke cigarettes, which currently is not seen as a polite thing for a woman to do, at least in Muslim society. However, women still enjoyed greater rights during this time especially because they received the right to vote, in America, in 1920. I noticed how important dress was during this time as well as music. Jazz was just coming along and everyone was learning new moves and becoming more modern when it came to entertainment. The classical waltz was not a favorite anymore! New trends like tanning were also gaining more importance. Before, women used to powder their faces even when it was known that that powder was full of lead and dangerous for the skin. Being as pale as possible showed the difference between royalty and peasantry. However, during the 1920's, it was the style to run to the beach and get a golden tan to show off to everyone. Shopping also changed drastically as buying on credit became the trend. "Get now, pay later" was the motto. New appliances like the electric washing machine became a must-have for every home as women could do their laundry more easily and not have to scrub each article of clothing. The 1920's was a wonderful time full of prosperity but it also caused a major issue in American history, the Stock Market Crash because of everyone buying on credit.