In part I, I will explain the economic background and the emergence of mass culture in America at the turn of last century, the distinctive feature of mass culture and its illusory effect, taking Clyde and other characters as examples.

• 第一部分主要介绍了在二十世纪二十年代的美国大众文化产生的社会背景,大众文化的兴起和主要特征。