human life in late modern times theme
We see a reasonable idea of what ordinary human life might have been like for some category of people somewhere in the world from around the Industrial Revolution until the end of the Second World War. Typical characteristics include seafaring vessels made of metal and using combustion rather than wind for propulsion.
Notes
This is roughly taken as 1750 CE to 1945 CE but varies slightly depending on location.
3 total · 1 choice · 1 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Around the World in 80 Days (1956) | choice | The story offers a whirlwind tour of the world, or an imagination thereof, as it was in 1872. Mr. Fogg visited Siam (today's Thailand), Yokohama in Japan, San Fransisco in the US, the American "Wild West", and New York City in the US. |
| tz1994b | major | We saw a depiction of what it might have been like to live in New England in the years after the American Civil War. |
| tz1959e3x13 | minor | The life of a common janitor living in 1890 America was depicted in silent film format. |