|
|
Article: Opinions on Current Reading: Awakening From Dick and Jane's American Dream
- Article from:
- The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
- Article date:
- December 31, 1996
CopyrightCopyright CH II Publishers, Inc. Dec 31, 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Opinions on Current Reading: Awakening From Dick and Jane's American. Dream
Growing Up With Dick and Jane: Learning and Living the American Dream
by Carole Kismaric and Marvin Heiferman
(San Francisco: Collins Publishers, 111 pages, $19.95)
In the last revision of the Dick and Jane books in 1965, a black family had moved onto Dick and Jane's block. The African-American dad went off to work each morning wearing a conservative suit and carrying a briefcase. The African-American room stayed home to do the housework and shopping. She always wore a pretty dress and high heels. The black children -- the older boy, Mike, and the cute twins, Pam and Penny -- quickly became friends of Dick and Jane. ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Fun with Dick and Jane.(Movie Review)
Daily Variety;
December 21, 2005 ;
700+ words
... ... the Enron era, the new "Fun With Dick and Jane" gives the finger to scandal ... satirical layer by playfully sending up Dick, Jane and the greedy consumerist culture ... the fun, if you will--is that Dick and Jane end up going the way of Bonnie and ...
|
|