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Bryson also captures the mood of the fifties, for example, “Happily, we were indestructible. We didn’t need seat belts, air bags, smoke detectors, bottled water, or the Heimlich maneuver. We didn’t require child-safety caps on our medicines. We didn’t need helmets when we rode our bikes or pads for our knees and elbows when we went skating. We knew without a written reminder that bleach was not a refreshing drink and that gasoline when exposed to a match had a tendency to combust. We didn’t have to worry about what we ate because nearly all foods were food for us: sugar gave us energy, red meat made us strong, ice cream gave us healthy bones, coffee kept us alert and purring productively.” (p. 69-70) Biyson acknowledges the fears beneath and the blemishes on this happy, self-satisfied society, from polio to the growth of nuclear weapons to the ongoing segregation and inequality of minority groups. He recalls the Cuban missile crisis with the images a young person stores: the grave
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