Questions

1. Why do you think Tom Wolfe considers the Burbank “Teen Fair” a “natural setting” for a car show (par. 3)? Why do you think he calls it “a kind of Plato’s Republic [a utopian setting] for teen-agers” (par. 3)?

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   Questions: - Why do you think Tom Wolfe considers the Burbank “Teen Fair” a “natural setting” for a car show (par. 3)? Why do you think he calls it “a kind of Plato’s Republic [a utopian setting] for teen-agers” (par. 3)?
2. Wolfe is writing about a visit to a custom-car show. What are his other subjects?

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   Questions: - Wolfe is writing about a visit to a custom-car show. What are his other subjects?
3. Wolfe is known for his almost obsessive attention to detail and his rapid-fire delivery of images that create vivid pictures of people and events. He has, however, been criticized for a lack of analysis or reflection. Do you agree? What do you think the many details in this piece say about American society? Do you think Wolfe should have supplied more analysis or do the images speak for themselves? Explain your answer.

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   Questions: - Wolfe is known for his almost obsessive attention to detail and his rapid-fire delivery of images that create vivid pictures of people and events. He has, however, been criticized for a lack of analysis or reflection. Do you agree? What do you think the many details in this piece say about American society? Do you think Wolfe should have supplied more analysis or do the images speak for themselves? Explain your answer.
4. Why does Wolfe think it’s important that “Ford has begun to comprehend this teen-age style of life and its potential” (par. 5)? What does he see as the connections between the teenage lifestyle and the American car?

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   Questions: - Why does Wolfe think it’s important that “Ford has begun to comprehend this teen-age style of life and its potential” (par. 5)? What does he see as the connections between the teenage lifestyle and the American car?