A Date With Your Family In The 1950's

You wake up to an exceedingly infuriating sound, your alarm clock. Punctuality is very important, if you’re off by a second the rest of the day is altered. Each day is identical, you practice the same procedure; as a student, a daughter or son, and a member of society. But you only see in two colors, black and white. Thus, living in an inexperienced world of life that was not discovered; almost as if you are living in monochrome. It was not until morality was discovered, that people began to see the real picture; the true colors of life. Leading to the reasoning behind the change from a life of a black and white picture, to a more refined and understanding transition of color.

In comparison not many people know how their culture or traditions

They live lives that consist of the same routine because that is all they know, which is not the case in the twenty first century. The ideal American family in the fifties valued dinner time, it was a tradition as seen on the short film A Date With Your Family. A mother would prepare the dinner while the daughter would set the table. On the other hand the men would clean up well, and relax before they ate. You had to be on time and clean before you attend the family dinner, and there were certain topics to be discussed on the table. It was very important that a family would say grace before they ate. The most important rule was that all the family members had to wait for the father to finish pouring his food so they can begin to eat. Meanwhile, family dinners in a more modern day America are not so valued. Parents don't have time to cook because they are usually busy with work. If a family were to have dinner, it still wouldn't be the same. Everyone is so busy in life and when it comes down to dinner, not much time is put into preparation. Unlike the fifties, it does not matter who prepares the food, when it's prepared, or what is eaten. There is no filter on what is said over dinner and some families don’t even say grace. We do not value the dinner time tradition as the ideal American family did in the 1950’s. Etiquette and manners

Back in the fifties, they barely invented the television so people had more time during the day to take care of things and themselves. They did not have many methods of entertainment. A family valued their free time back then because life was more civilized. The presence of another human was greatly appreciated more back then rather than today. Since there was a lack of technology back then, it allowed for more social interaction between people and families; thus leading to many great accomplishments whether it would be publically or socially. Due to the fact that people had more spare time, they could prepare in advance. Punctuality was very important because people were traditionally on time. Now, a person barely gets any breathing room because they are so busy working. Even contemporary commercials perceive an image of “the busy business mom” running out the door with her briefcase and bagel. There is a certain portrayal as an American; we’re always running around like chickens without heads. Traditionally, the man of the house will go to work, the woman will stay home and take care of the house and children, but times have changed. A family can not live off of only a man's income comfortably, so women often have to go to work; leaving little to no time maintaining the home and taking care of the