The Moderns

Two expatriate writers featured in the power point were Hemingway and Steinbeck.

The Moderns covers from 1900-1970.

Psychoanalysis led to the literary technique of stream of consciousness narration.

Hemingway was known for his spare, plain style.

Jazz was a form of music which rose into prominence during the Modern time period.

Richard Wright and Langston Hughes - 2 prominent African American writers of the 1920s

Two modernist artists were Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso.

America’s writers were afraid to leave the country and live in Europe after WWI.

Disillusionment was a major theme for many writers during the 1920s.

WWI is often seen as the beginning of America’s loss of innocence.