Writers criticized they way Americans viewed money and fun. These writers thought they cared too much about these "unimportant" aspects.
In the 1920s, writers often criticized materialism, consumerism, conformity, and the emptiness of modern life in America. They also highlighted the growing divide between the rich and the poor, racial tensions, and the limitations of the American Dream. This criticism was reflected in the works of authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sinclair Lewis, and Langston Hughes.
were disillusioned with the course of American life
Literary figures of the 1920's were critical of the morality and capitalism of American society. Social status and how wealth determined that was one of the most criticized aspects of literary figures during the 1920's.
The Harlem neighborhood in Manhattan
Writers began to incorporate high and low social classes and more political writings began to discuss social issues.
people of the 1920's who rejected American post World War I values. Gertrude Stein spoke for the people.
The Harlem Renaissance began in the 1920s, specifically in the year 1920. This cultural movement in the United States, focused in Harlem, New York City, was a time of great artistic and intellectual achievement for African American artists, musicians, and writers.
realism and mental drama
way of life or the out look on life
American writers, composers, and artists in the 1920s broke away from European traditions by embracing new forms of expression such as jazz music, modernist literature, and abstract art. They rejected the rigid structures of classical art and literature, seeking to create works that reflected the dynamic and diverse American culture of the time. This led to the development of distinctly American styles that were influenced by but distinct from European traditions.
Many historians and writers of the time would pick the aviator Charles Lindbergh as the greatest hero of the 1920's.
Many writers in the 1920s, known as the Lost Generation, reacted to the changing American culture by critiquing the materialism, conformity, and disillusionment of the post-World War I era. They often explored themes of alienation, identity crisis, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world, reflecting the societal upheavals of the time. Famous writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Gertrude Stein were key figures in this movement.
The Making of an American was created in 1920.