Characters tend to be isolated due to the mourning of deaths and the loss they felt from the lies of the war. Instead of focusing on progress, Modernists see the growing alienation of the individual.
What is Loneliness?
100
Tenent that shows limited views and thoughts of Nick Carraway
What is 1st Person Narration?
100
The devastation caused by World War I sent people into shock, forcing them to change their views on society.
What was the main cause of the Modern Era?
200
The devastation caused by World War I sent people into shock, forcing them to change their views on society. The war essentially shell-shocked people into making a new meaning of life.
What is Decline of Civilization?
200
Tenent that is hard to separate perception from reality
What is Consciousness and inner self?
200
This literary movement was driven by....
What is a conscious desire to overturn traditional modes
300
Reflects the belief of the time period that there are only individual truths after all the lies from the war.
What is 1st Person Narration
300
Tenent that describes Gatsby living in a huge house alone
and only two people at his funeral
What is Loneliness?
300
the Modern Era was marked by....
What is sudden and unexpected breaks with traditional ways
400
While past era rejected these virtues, Modernists felt a sense of freedom by speaking from their inner-selves, allowing them to speak their mind instead of being constricted.
What is Consciousness and individualism
500
Called fragmentation which reflects destruction seen after the war and caused it to seem like there was no storyline built up.