Chapter 1. Excerpts from “Up” Documentary: Three Girls from Working-Class Backgrounds

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Excerpts from “Up” Documentary: Three Girls from Working-Class Backgrounds

Estimated Completion Time:

Approximately 5 minutes.

Synopsis:

In the following excerpt, we are introduced to Jackie, Lynn, and Sue, three girls from working-class backgrounds. The girls are interviewed at age seven and then again at ages 14, 21, and 28, in years spanning from 1964 to 1985.

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The girls discuss their perspectives on marriage. As you view the video clip, take note of the ways in which their lives turn out similar or different from the predictions of their younger selves.

Essay Question

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Question 1.1

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Consider the economic structure and cultural values within the historical era in which these girls were growing up and how these factors have may have changed or remained the same since this film was produced.

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