The Lost Generation
The time period of the Lost Generation is what
During and shortly after WW1
The time period of the Harlem Renaissance was when?
The 1920s
The cause of the Great Depression was what?
The stock market crash or Black Tuesday
The time period of the Beat Generation is when?
The 1950s
The author of The Sun Also Rises is
Ernest Hemingway
Name one famous writer of the Harlem Renaissance
Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes
What event made the Great Depression worse?
The Dust Bowl
List a major writer from the Beat Generation
Jack Kerouac
William S. Burroughs
Allen Ginsberg
List a major theme of The Sun Also Rises
Struggles with masculinity, breakdown of gender roles, feelings of loneliness/isolation, aimlessness
List a major theme of the Harlem Renaissance
Black Expression, Breakdown of Racial Barriers, First look at black art, Emergence of new literary field
List a theme from Of Mice and Men
Loneliness/Isolation
Racism
Betrayal
Friendship
List a major theme of the Beat Generation
Anti-government
Anti-capitalism
Pro-substance
Free love
Robert is discriminated against because of what
He is jewish
Which author wasn't famous until after their death
Zora Neale Hurston
Why is the death of Candy's dog so relvevant to Candy as a character
Both individuals showcase the old being overlooked for the new
Allen Ginsberg is responsible for which movement
The hippie movement
Brett is with many men throughout the book. What is the reason behind this.
She is lonely and wants to be around someone to not feel lonely
Countee Cullen is famous for his work in the literary field. Why was he famous for his work
He wrote like white writers of the time and proved that black writers could write like white writers
Why is Crooks called Crooks
Because his back is crooked
The beat generation started in what town and moved to which town
It started in New York and moved to Los Angeles