How did Coney Island become more conformist over the late 1800’s early 1900s
The historian John Kasson argues that Coney Island in its heyday was in some ways a liberating environment, but at the same time was “profoundly conformist” and “manipulative.” Based on the various accounts we have read, would you agree? How would you relate his comments to some of the other forms of mass culture and public amusement that we have studied in this part of the course?