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Struggles
People in the lost generation struggled with shattered ideals about society, gender roles, diplomacy, morality, and other issues. Their commentary on society may not have been well-received at the time, but it went on to make icons out of many of them. -
After the War
After the war the Lost Generation started exploring its own set of values, ones that clearly went against what their elders had already established. The lost generation cmae up with its on social morals which helped develvope the roaring 20's. -
Authors of Lost Generation
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos
Hemingway was most associated with the lost generation.
1950 new biography Fitzgeralds. Wrote The Great Gatsby 1939.
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What is the lost generation?
The lost generation defines a sense of moral loss or aimlessness apparent in literary figures during the 1920s. Many good, young men went to war and died, or returned home either physically or mentally wounded (for most, both), and their faith in the moral guideposts that had earlier given them hope, were no longer valid...they were "Lost." -
Jazz Age
Music, phonograph and radio. New Orleans captured imagination
Jazz broke rules of music and dancing. It was improvised and wild. It started everything. "The Great Gatsby" focused on jazz age or was during that time and universal concerns. -
Prohibition
18th amendment established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages. Sale of public alcohol. Night clubs, taverns sold liquor, gangsters made illegal fortunes, bootleggers smuggling.
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Roaring 20's
Womens style started changing. The hairstyle they cut their hair into a boyish "bob" fashionable. This was the behavior decade. Started driving cars like crazy, partying, drugs. Women demanded right to vote and work outside of homes. It was the "new women". -
WWI
World War I ended in 1918. People fought and survived the "lost generation". American artists who remain in Europe after war took less action. -
Automoblie
Cars were the status symbol. Flashy new automoblies. Reckless driving. Fancy cars. Easier way to get to another place, parties, get illegal things. The automoblie and billboard played important roles in "The Great Gatsby". There was negative review in 1920's newspapers. -
Advertising
Advertising was major industry, it took advantage of roadways by setting up billboards. Negative reviews in newspapers. It was a quicker way to get a product sold. -
Characteristics of the Lost Gereration Authors
The authors in the lost generation had similar characteristics such as youthful idealism ,sought the meaning of life ,gained prominence in twentieth century literature and created a mold for many future writers. -
New Technology
New technology took plzace during the lost generation during World War 1. For the first time, tanks, airplanes and machine guns made their way onto the battlefield. These new advances magnified the effects in war by affecting people and determining how war was fought. -
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Beliefs in the Lost Generation
People believed that America was intolerant, materialistic, and unspiritual. Many who had been to war no longer felt the need to return home, instead flocking to cities and even to Europe. -
After the War
After the war American Writers felt lost. Many flocked to Paris during the 1920s to escape their traditions at home. These expatriates managed to capture the zeitgeist of the time. -
Lifestles
People in the lost generation often lived a very bohemian lifestyle. They challenged conventional attitudes about appropriate behavior, especially for women, around sexuality. As they struggled with their disillusionment, members also questioned society as a whole.