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Post by catherinem07 on Dec 10, 2007 8:01:43 GMT -5
The Lost Generation of post-WWI suffered from disillusionment and discontent with America, visible in the works The Great Gatsby, The Sun Also Rises, and Manhattan Transfer.
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Post by catherinem07 on Dec 21, 2007 8:00:41 GMT -5
The social divides that stratified (polarized?) during the “Roaring Twenties” caused the Lost Generation of post-WWI to attack the validity of the American Dream.
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Post by catherinem07 on Jan 3, 2008 17:59:44 GMT -5
The decaying values of 1920’s American society are reflected through Jake’s and Nick’s self delusional searches for affirmation in The Sun Also Rises and The Great Gatsby
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