Modern Era Flashcards
(32 cards)
What years were the modern era?
1910-1930
What major events were happening during the modern era
World War I, many people died, roaring 20s, woman’s right movement, the great migration, the Great Depression
What was the way writing during the modern era
Stream of consciousness
Who is William James and what did he believe in
That everyone has a stream of consciousness going through their mind
What is the stream of consciousness
First person point of view, lack of conventional sentence structure or grammar, free association that flows through a characters mind and link distinctly separate events, interior monologue
What is the lost generation
Writers that left the United States for Europe, international perspective versus regionalism, themes of change, indecision and broken attachments dominate modern fiction
Irony
Contrast between appearance and reality, feature of modern short story
Understatement
D emphasizes important topics, feature of a modern story
Antihero
Conflict characters in golfed by indecision
What are themes in the modern era
Instability and loss
What was wrong with plot in the modern era
They didn’t have a clear climax or resolution
What is the lost generation
Refers to generation that came to adulthood during World War I
Who came up with the lost generation title
Gertrude steir
War equals
Lack of purpose, led to restlessness, generational conflict, cynicism, Alienation, lack of patriotism
What are the themes of the lost generation
Decadence, Rich and gaudy , gender roles, idealized past
When did the Harlem Renaissance take place
1920 to 1940
What happened during the Harlem Renaissance
A flowering of African-American culture and intellectual life center in the Harlem neighborhood of NYC
What are the themes from the Harlem Renaissance
Racial pride, the influence of slavery, modern life as an African-American, the struggle for equality, diversity of expression
What were the African-Americans asking
Who are we? Who am I? Where have we been? Where are we going? How do we express ourselves?
Why did the wife die of shock in the story of an hour
Her husband came back from the war when she thought he was dead meaning she cannot live her life without him instead she is dead
Why can’t the main character in a soldiers hime love anyone?
He is scared from the war
Why is the title soldiers home ironic
Because he doesn’t feel at home
Why is Emily’s house from a rose for Emily smelly
He dead husband is in there
What time period is a rose for Emily from?
Modern era
