(Changes in culture) American literature

Question 1

Who were prominent writers in this time?

Name their books.

Answer 1

Ernest Hemingway - The Sun Also Rises
Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
Sinclair Lewis - Babbitt

Question 2

What is different about authors in the 20s?

Answer 2

Wrote from a perspective of disillusionment at the materialistic US society focused on economic growth.

Question 3

How was writers of the time’s work received?

Answer 3

They were widely admired.

Question 4

What did ‘Babbit’ by Sinclair Lewis (1925) highlight?

Answer 4

The materialism and shallowness of society, reflective of Hollywood.

Question 5

What did the increasing popularity of literature improve?

Answer 5

Education

Question 6

What did ‘The Sun Also Rises’ by Hemingway (1926) highlight?

Answer 6

The emptiness of society, depicting characters that, although they are expected to be happy, are not.

Question 7

What magazine was increasingly popular (1922)?

What did it cover?

Answer 7

Readers’ Digest

Human interest stories, short comedic stories etc.

Question 8

What did the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald reflect?

Answer 8

American materialism