1) The chapter "Evening Parties" was very interesting and I was shocked to see the extensive list of societal rules that people were expected to abide by. Comparing past rules to how people act today, one of the very first rules of ending a party precisely at either 12 or 1, depending on the day, seems so unreasonable. Parties now are for enjoyment and a chance to visit with friends, while back then they were part of the show people put on for the rest of society, trying to prove they were important and to be respected. I did not notice any rules that carry over to present-day society.
2) We do have some ridiculous rules of our own concerning social media. Instagram, for example, is supposed to be a place where you can keep up with your friends and show them what is going on with you, but it is looked down upon to post more than one picture in a day. Instead of just putting pictures you like out for your friends to see, you worry about what picture is good enough to post and would get the most likes. It now seems more important to please your followers instead of yourself. I'm not entirely sure how these rules came about, but they seem to serve the purpose of perfecting your image in society and securing respect and admiration from others, just like the antiquated rules of how to host a supper did.
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