THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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optimism for reforms promised by the Great Society
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the benefits of mass production
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dissatisfaction with the American culture of the 1920
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the need to regulate business
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Detailed explanation-1: -What did F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway have in common as writers? They both expressed the attitudes of the “Lost Generation” after World War 1.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hemingway, though impressed with Fitzgerald’s writing, never seemed to respect the writer himself. He was wary of Fitzgerald’s need for validation, his tumultuous relationship with Zelda, and his self-destructive drinking habits.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hemingway and Fitzgerald wrote about life experiences and time changing works. They began as friends and ended as rivals. However, their writing styles often differed. Fitzgerald wrote more emotionally while Hemingway wrote more of action.
Detailed explanation-4: -The contemporary writers who influenced Fitzgerald most significantly were four: Edmund Wilson, H. L. Mencken, Ring Lardner, and Ernest Hemingway.