Critical Thinking Questions   Home       If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     What qualities and ideals did Charles Lindbergh and his solo flight represent to the American public? Why do you suppose a seemingly simple event, a flight across the ocean, caused such an amazing response throughout the United States and Europe? Can you name a recent event that has caused a similar and positive reaction around the world? Charles Lindbergh was an overnight hero. What does it mean, in the context of today and in history, for Lindbergh to be considered the first "mass-media celebrity?" What kind of changes do you think Lindbergh's flight brought about in aviation travel and technology? What did this mean for most Americans?