MODERNISM

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MODERNISM

• A literary movement that reflected
  _______________ with the _____________Dream and
  characterized by its _______________ with style
  and ___________

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MODERNISMTHE AMERICAN DREAM

• America new ________, promised land of
  unlimited resources. _____________
• Birthright to ________ opportunities
  expectation of things continually getting
  ________. ____________
• All things possible for______________, self
  _______ INDIVIDUAlLS who _________ in his
  ________ powers and _____________.

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Traits of Modernism

• Bold __________________ in _______ form
  reflecting the ____________ (
  ) of society
• _____________ of traditional themes
  _____________
• Sense of ____________ _______ of faith in the
  American _________
• Rejection of __________ of a hero
• Interest in the _______ workings of the human
  ______, expressed through new writing techniques
  such as ____________ ____ ___________________

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Stream of Consciousness

• Abandoned the usual format of writing following
  ____________, or time order. Instead it was
  meant to ________ moment-by-__________ flow of a
  characters perceptions or __________________.

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The New Hero

• A modern hero is a _____ ___ _____, a warrior,
  and a _____competitor
• He has a code of ______, courage, and __________
• Shows _________ under pressure
• Thoroughly _______________ with life

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MODERNISM effects of WORLD WAR I

• _____________ __________in American life
• Marked the loss of _____________
• Created a strong ______________ with tradition
  (especially authors) the idea of the
  ______________ _________________

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Rejection of Traditional Beliefs

• _____________, rather than foster traditional
  values, ushered in an age of _____________,
  speakeasies, cocktails, __________ (women who
  wore make-up ,smoked, drank alcohol, etc.),______
  music, and _______________.
• Womens ___________ was huge during this period,
  ushering in womens ______ to _____.

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Harlem Renaissance

• African Americans contribution to American
  Literature
• Characterized by ghetto speech and rhythms of
  jazz and blues in their works

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Harlem Renaissance

• African American culture found expression in
  poetry in two different ways
• One was lyric poetry, easily accepted by white
  readers.
• The other way was through lyric poetry expressed
  as jazz music.
• This explosion of poetic expression is known as
  the Harlem Renaissance