Humanity enjoys structures, from roads with numerical organization, to the times we wake up and go to sleep, to when we eat certain foods; if order is disturbed, people feel threatened and unsure what to do. The twentieth century, with its chaotically rapid changes, has often made people uncertain of fundamental principles. To combat the chaos, the company had imposed a strict structure to follow. Society expected women to be in the kitchen, that blacks were servants to whites, that the only possible love was between a strong man and a weak woman, and other conventions; they all had a place in society and knew what the public expected of them. In the twentieth century, people began to rethink this traditional forced organization. People began to wonder whether a woman could become a businessman rather than a mother, whether a black person could lead a white one, whether love could extend beyond the heteronormative structure, and many other radical questions. During the time when society was breaking down old oppressive ways of living, some people often felt scared without the traditional “normal” structure. To combat this fear, authors often wrote stories that taught people how to live comfortably in a rapidly changing world. Twentieth-century authors taught readers to live with chaos and change, rather than fight against it. One way to live with fast-paced changes is to be open-minded to different lifestyles. Reverend Jenkins, in Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood, exemplifies tolerance when he does not judge Polly Garter for her song about her past lovers, but rather sees the wonderful musicality of the city. In the position of reverend, he was aware of some of the sins that were happening in the city, but he chose to see... middle of paper... a black leader who distressed Harry because society had taught him that blacks were his inferiors and at first the idea of ​​a superior black man was a comedy to him. Telling a person that his livelihood is immoral is like pulling out from under his feet a flaming carpet that previous generations had glued down. Twentieth-century storytellers offered glue removal to aid in the extraction process and even told people why landing on your butt is better than catching fire. The stories they wrote still help people today to accept changes in social values. Some of us are still standing on fire hazard carpets that will soon catch fire. Issues like gay marriage or global warming are carpets practically doused in gasoline and the stories of the twentieth century still offer help by teaching us that it is easier to accept change than to burn.