Plastic Pink Flamingo A Natural History Summary

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Culture is the beliefs and arts of different groups. Knowing that the American Culture is very different and many are confused within this culture. So many different beliefs within the culture it’s hard for it to combine to be what its truly supposed to be. In “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History” Price illustrates the love of flamingos in the 1950s but talks about how they almost kill off the flamingos in the early 1800s almost as a use to mock the Americans. In “The Future of Life” critics argue over the environment. Wilson summarizes the two sides and what they like and feel about environment. Also in the speech from Florence Kelley she spoke about the labor trials that children go through and how it seems unfair to her.

The American culture is clearly explain through these authors. Showing how confused and different this American culture is. All the different ideas for things and beliefs. Culture revolves around belief. …show more content…

Price points out how they Americans had pink everything (dishwashers, cars etc.) and they even have a famous flamingo hotel which profit a lot. Pink was now “the color of the decade” price also mocks them about that.

Price indicating how the Americans almost killed off the flamingos helps point out how confused the Americans are about their beliefs. So many different ideas about their beliefs. Price is saying (more in a nice way) how is it possible for the Americans to go from almost killing off the flamingos to loving them and making pink “the color of the decade” because the flamingos color is pink and how could they go from almost killing off the flamingos but then make hotels and more off the color and beauty of the

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