The Moderns 1900-1950.  World War I  Think about FDR’s statement. Be prepared to complete a Do Now regarding that statement.

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The Moderns

 World War I

 Think about FDR’s statement. Be prepared to complete a Do Now regarding that statement.

 The Modernist Movement

 1. unlimited promise of an American Eden  2. optimism in the continued growth of America  3. triumph of the individual

 “Hoovervilles” named after Pres. Herbert Hoover

 “the forgotten man”  WPA – Works Progress Administration –  Allocated $300 million and gave work to people in the fields of writing, theater, music, and the visual arts.

 Amelia Earhart

 Hoover Dam  Golden Gate Bridge  Empire State Building

 Radio broadcasts  Ex. The Shadow, War of the Worlds

 Marxism  psychoanalysis

 Russia – the Bolsheviks led by Lenin

 Sigmund Freud – challenged Judeo-Christian idea of “free will”

 Stream of consciousness  Ex. Writers: James Joyce, William Faulkner

 prohibition

 F. Scott Fitzgerald

 disillusionment

 Ex-patriates or “ex-pats”

 Ernest Hemingway

 Disillusioment  However—he was a man of action, a warrior, and tough competitor; he has a code of honor, courage, and endurance.  Commonly works “grace under pressure”

 Henri Matisse  Pablo Picasso

 Emphasis on bold experimentation in style and form, reflecting the fragmentation of society  Rejection of traditional themes and subjects  Sense of disillusionment and loss of faith in the American dream  Rejection of the ideal of a hero as infallible in favor of a hero who is flawed and disillusioned but shows “grace under pressure”  Interest in the inner workings of the human mind

 Ezra Pound  T. S. Eliot

 Robert Frost

 Know 3-4 writers  Know location  Know what is did to elevate African-American culture