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By:Sheneva Blythewood and Martha Thompson
The Lost Generation
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• People who rejected post World War 1 valueso materialism
• Artists/writers and themes of their works• Those who stayed in America• Criticisms of America• Impact of Lost Generation• Social/moral aspects
Introduction
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• Writers who questioned materialistic American culture
• Lived in Europe because it was cheaper• Focused on:
o IntellectualoSpiritualoArtistic concerns
Who were they?
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Writers and Artists of Lost Generation
• WRITERS:• Gertrude Stein• Ernest Hemingway• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• ARTISTS:• Waldo Peirce• Kay Boyle• William Faulkner
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Themes of books
• Fitzgerald: money isn’t fulfilling (The Great Gatsby)• Hemingway: ruined innocence of postwar generation
(The Sun Also Rises)• Stein:people with moral loss of postwar values (plays,
operas, books)
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John Dos Passos—Criticism: US is two nations —Theme of Books: —Segregated country
Sinclair Lewis—Criticism: materialism —Theme of Books:—Rich business people with secret issues
H.L Mencken •Criticism: waste of fine arts•Theme of Books: - Sahara of the Bozard
Stayed in America
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Deeper look into the Lost Generation—Felt like outcast
—Were not ready for change—Care for more intellectual ideal than physical—Wanted people to think outside of items • Wrote to criticize the “New World
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—Believed money wasn’t important
—Clothing didn’t matter—Learning was important—Gain as much knowledge as possible
Strong Socially and Morally
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Gertrude Stein
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Works Cited• http://www.essortment.com/lost-generation-25379.html• http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/315• http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/ent/A0856588.html