Petticoat Junction, Season 1, Episode 1 “Spur Line to the Shady Rest, ” Season 1, Episode 2, “Quick, Hide the Railroad,” & Season1, Episode 3 “The President Who Came To Dinner.” – economic systems

 

Petticoat Junction, Season 1, Episode 1 “Spur Line to the Shady Rest, ” Season 1, Episode 2, “Quick, Hide the Railroad,” & Season1, Episode 3 “The President Who Came To Dinner.” – economic systems

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Creative Writing

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Please re-watch Petticoat Junction, Season 1, Episode 1 “Spur Line to the Shady Rest, ” Season 1, Episode 2, “Quick, Hide the Railroad,” & Season1, Episode 3 “The President Who Came To Dinner.” Please answer ALL of the following questions, and consider each of these questions through Kernel scenes (scenes that propel the narrative forward) and Satellite scenes (ones that establish relationships, emotions, themes).

What kind of economic systems do we have in these shows? Is there a capitalist system and a barter system? If so, who is practicing the capitalist system and what effects does it have? Who is practicing the barter system and what effects does it have?
How are commodities like time or family or relaxation or pleasure measured in value? How about a train or a pie or a song?
What is the use-value of the train, the Shady Rest Hotel, ? What is the exchange-value of the train, the Shady Rest Hotel, Who is driven by profit-motive?
What strategies are used by the person and/or company driven by profit motive to keep control? What tactics are used by the person/people trying to resist?

You should write in full sentences and use very specific examples with dialogue, character, events, and images.