He has worked hard, demonstrated resolve, but he has also, perhaps unintentionally, symbolised a wider cultural trend.

But any letter expressing general dismay over some ill-defined cultural trend or proclaiming unobjectionable things to be praiseworthy (there were a great many of both) got a response.

This highly influential cultural trend became dominant in painting as well as in cinema, music and literature.

And a new cultural trend born, the film: in the first decade of the 20th century there were already three cinemas.

Behind all these cultural trends lies a clear demographic factor: more of us are going to university than ever before.