Ragtime

by

E. L. Doctorow

Model T

In Ragtime, The Model T represents the promise of the American Dream and the failure of American society to follow through on the promises of justice and opportunity it makes to its citizens. Although…

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Ragtime Music

By renaming the Progressive Era (1901–1920) as the era of Ragtime, Ragtime uses the musical genre to represent the massive social changes underway at the dawn of the 20th century in America. It is the…

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