No other film star did more to define American notions of masculinity than John Wayne.

Sociolingustics
May 15, 2020
Due Date: The paper is due on or before the beginning of class on Tueday, November 25th.
May 15, 2020

No other film star did more to define American notions of masculinity than John Wayne.

No other film star did more to define American notions of masculinity than John Wayne. During the course of his three decade-long career, however, these traditional notions of masculinity increasingly came to be challenged by Hollywood, which offered a more complex portrait of American manhood.

Account for the enormous popular appeal which John Wayne enjoyed in the 1940s and 1950s. Why did his appeal fade in subsequent decades? In addition, you must also choose one film,which helps to support your analysis.(not to include john wayne’s film)