Where does the name "the Thunderbol Kid" come from?
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Bryson paints the 50's as an innocent, almost idyllic time. Was it?
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1. Bryson paints the 50's as an innocent, almost idyllic time. Was it? 2. Does the childhood Bryson describes take place in a lost America? He paints a rich portrait of community ties and identity. To what degree do those ties still exist? What has been lost? Consider the effects of TV and the computer. 3. Discuss Bryson's mother, a professional woman, and his father, who was also absent a good deal of the time. How did their manner of parenting strike you? Do we have a different concept of parenting today?