The Girl Can't Help It

Film, the Girl Can’t Help it was made during the greatest economic boom in history. It was a story between a man and a girl, a story of love and music, more importantly a story of an era to another. The 1950s was also called the consumer ear; it was a time that people started to have the opportunity to enjoy all the commercial goods that were available to them. This is the same as what Foner said in his book. Milton Friedman said that “economic freedom gives rise to political freedom; there is no freedom unless economic freedom is secured”. In a sense that the 1950s was the time that freedom really started to prosper. This also approves to be right according to Foner.

We learned that the 1950s American culture was more about consumer culture, people were happier than they ever were, only because they were able to buy the things that they were once only could dream of. It is evident to say that freedom was expanding to every corner of the country. This does not mean the world was all good and fine, racial segregation was still a major issue that was posed to the government.

As I have said before, racial segregation was still a major issue, but it was getting better nevertheless, they could be seen working at night clubs as singers and performers, they could record their own songs to be put in jukeboxes which I believe that they did not have the luxury to do few decades ago. What was more important was they were working on the same stage as white performers. Females also expanded their freedom during the 1950s; they had the opportunity to choose as to what they wanted to do, something which they did not have.

My favorite part of the film would be when Mr. Murdock and did his singing, it seemed funny at first, but he was really good at what he was doing. It also showed that freedom was expanding from a different angle, that Mr. Murdock finally had the opportunity to do what he loved.