The film itself reflects the The Cyclical Theory: a model used by Arthur Schlesinger to explain the fluctuations of politics throughout American History. Liberalism and Conservatism are rooted in the “national mood” that shows a continuing shift in national involvement between public purpose and private interest.
In the case of The Shining’s relevance, Jack represents the White America/Settlers with Wendy, Danny & Halloran all representing “The Other”. In the lens of American History, these “others” (Native Americans, African Americans) are sacrificed for the success of the White settlers’ freedom.
Each of these cycles includes a phase of dominant public interest:
In this image · No.14
American History & American Culture
The construction dates, 1907–1909, place the hotel in the Progressive Era. Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory became Oklahoma, admitted as the forty-sixth state on November 16, 1907. The period brings together social reform, opposition to political corruption and the robber barons, and Native American assimilation.
The Navy dates the establishment of Naval Station Pearl Harbor to 1908. This historical context connects thematically to the Hawaiian floral clothing on the magazine in No.71.