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Literature
Carl Sandburg used common speech to glorify the Midwest
Willa Cather wrote about life on the Great Plains
Edna St. Vincent Millay discussed equality for women
Gertrude Stein was a poet who served as a mentor to many writers
Lost Generation: disillusioned with WW1, they moved to Paris and wrote about flawed heroes F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about
colorful characters in a superficial society in The Great Gatsby
Ernest Hemingway described the experiences of war in A Farewell to Arms
Edith Wharton wrote about upper class ignorance in The Age of Innocence
Increased prosperity led
to more leisure time and having excess spending money
Mass media= radio, movies, newspapers, magazines Fostered a sense of
shared experience/unity The Jazz Singer, the first
talking picture
Movies
Charlie Chaplin Mary Pickford Clara Bow Rudolph Valentino Irving Berlin- famous composer of the 1920s
Wrote in Tin Pan Alley in NYC Puttin’ on the Ritz and White Christmas
Became popular due to
motion pictures and sports
Babe Ruth became a national hero “He wasn’t a baseball
player. He was a worldwide celebrity, an international star”
Sports