Lost Generation Flashcards
1
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Historical Context
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- World War I (trauma)
- Disillusionment of solider (loss of faith in authority, struggle to fit in society)
- Social and cultural upheavals (national boundaries, women, Roaring twenties)
2
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Themes and characteristics
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- Disillusionment and discontent
(traditional values, alienation, disconnect) - Nihilism and despair (purposelessness, lack of hope, escapism)
- Search for identity
3
Q
Major Authors
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- Hemingway
- F.Scott Fitzgerald
- Steinbeck
4
Q
Hemingway
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“The Sun Also Rise”
“A Farewell to Arms”
5
Q
Fitzgerald
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“The Great Gatsby”
“Tender is the night”
6
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Steinbeck
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“The Grapes of Wrath”
“Of Mice and Men”
7
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Legacy
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- Beat Generation
- Post Apocalyptic fiction (purposelessness, society)
