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I've watched Charlie Chaplin movies as a kid but I never thought about the historical context in which Chaplin was making the videos. When I watched the Tramp video in class I really thought about what was happening during this time. This was after WWI when there was a fairly pesimistic view of the United States among Americans. F. Scott Fitzgerald was in Paris writing books such as The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises which reflected the attitudes of the Lost Generation. Chaplin's films seem to have a much more optimistic view of life. Despite the fact that the world is always out to get him, he always ends up ahead. In the film hat we watched in class, Chaplin's character ends up getting married and having a house and farm. This is definitely an example of the American dream.This was after WWI when there was a fairly pesimistic view of the United States among Americans. F. Scott Fitzgerald was in Paris writing books such as The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises which reflected the attitudes of the Lost Generation. Chaplin's films seem to have a much more optimistic view of life. Despite the fact that the world is always out to get him, he always ends up ahead. In the film hat we watched in class, Chaplin's character ends up getting married and having a house and farm. This is definitely an example of the American dream.