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The Threshold Problem in The Searchers and Real Life
The essay links John Ford’s The Searchers to modern male joblessness as millions struggle to cross into a new economy. It notes Ethan Edwards’s barred doorway as a metaphor for men blocked by shifting work norms, education gaps, and evolving notions of dignity amid the Great Recession and long-term labor trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Ann Parker
East
Texas
John Ford
Ethan Edwards
John Wayne
Glenn Frankel
Ethan
West
University of Virginia
Paul Cantor
Cantor
Hollywood
Edwards
Floyd Norris
New York Times
Nicholas Eberstadt
American Enterprise Institute
David Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology