Thesis statement: The Yankees Red Sox rivalry exemplifies loyalty and betrayal which is evident in the modernism literary movement.
I. The Yankees –Red Sox rivalry History.
A. Since before the start of the American Revolution, Boston and New York have shared a rivalry.
1. When the sons of liberty stirred up the flames of revolution in Boston, Tories in New York argued that America should stay loyal to the crown.
2. When the siege of Boston ended, the citizens of Boston celebrated, while people in New York faced defeat.
B. For more than a century after the American Revolution the rivalry continued.
1. In the beginning of the 19th century Boston was the educational, cultural, artistic, and economic power in the United States.
2. During this time period New York was often looked down upon as the upstart, over populated, dirty cousin to Boston
C. The turn of the 20th Century
1. At the start of the 20th century New York became more industrialized......
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