The book Clear Springs chronicles the life of Bobbie Ann Mason growing up in the South after World War II and the changes within her family. Raised in Clear Springs, Kentucky, Mason and her family faced many of the same economic and cultural changes experienced by southern family during and after World War II. Changes in the roles of women, in popular culture, and in the population affected everyone in Mason's family. Before World War II, women were expected to become housewives by cleaning, cooking, and caring for children. Women were discouraged from working outside the home and often judged by the rest of society. Bobbie Ann Mason provides excellent examples of the tasks expected of women of the time and her grandmother is a perfect model of domesticity. At one point, Mason talks about a conversation between his grandmother and his mother. Mason's mother, Christy, decides to return to work, but her grandmother disapproves and says she should stay home to care for her daughters (Mason, 116). Christy, on the other hand, is an example of a modern woman. A woman willing to go to work outside the home to help her family in times of need. Christy gets a job at a clothing company. Mason says many women left the farm and worked in factories (Mason, 83). During and after World War II, many women began working outside the home, changing the idea of ​​what it meant to be a woman and the duties that came with it. Popular culture played a big role in the Mason family and the southern region. Radio and television were introduced and gave rise to new forms of entertainment, access to global information and enlightenment. Southerners, usually unaccustomed to many forms of entertainment, now had access to new options. Mason talks about many differences...... middle of paper ...... California and New York. She says they even got great jobs at places like Disney World and Coca-Cola, but they were able to do it because they always remembered their real home (Mason, 41). Even though people left small farms and towns for big cities, they never forgot where they came from and could return at any time. Bobbie Ann Mason's family faced the challenges of most Southern families who had to adapt to changing times and cultures. Mason's mother was able to adapt to the new idea of ​​women's roles by leaving the farm and working for a factory while maintaining her role as a caring mother and housewife. Through new forms of entertainment and ideas from popular culture, his family was able to stay connected with changing times. And even though she left home for the big cities like many people, Bobbie Ann Mason never forgot where she came from and her family..