https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2 en-us 2020-02-19 18:33:27 UTC 2020-02-21 19:33:56 UTC hello@padlet.com atnguyen2091_2 https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447631316 F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American novelist best known for his novel, The Great Gatsby, which gave insight on how he viewed the Jazz Age. His literary work impacted America through the accurate image he created of the 1920s.]]> 2020-02-19 18:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447631316 jtnguyen189_2 https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447632096 American Modernism is the cultural movement addressing contemporary topics like race, gender and human development. This movement lasted from the 1900's until the early 1940's. Modernism was known to be self-conscious and intended to break the traditional style of literature. During this time period, the US had been better materially than it had ever been. Americans began to doubt what they believed and became disillusioned.]]> 2020-02-19 18:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447632096 atnguyen2091_2 https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447638848 Ernest Hemingway was an American journalist that based a majority of his books off of his experiences in the 1900s, including WWI and WWII. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. ]]> 2020-02-19 19:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447638848 atnguyen2091_2 https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447641580 John Steinbeck was an American writer who wrote American society during the time of the Great Depression. He best-known books include Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath. In 1962, he was also awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.]]> 2020-02-19 19:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447641580 atnguyen2091_2 https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447644391 The Stream of Consciousness was originally proposed by psychologist William James as a person's conscious thoughts and feelings towards events in a continuous flow. It was adapted into Modernism as a literary style that, similarly, presents a character's thoughts and feelings as a continuous flow, uninterrupted by dialogue. It characterized Modernism because of how authors wrote their stories. Their novels consisted of how events were depicted in their personal experience without the interference of impartial descriptions or conversation.]]> 2020-02-19 19:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447644391 jtnguyen189_2 https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447646051 WW1 was the first major war the world had experienced, lasting from 1914-1918. American Modernism was bound up by the overwhelming shock over World War 1. Modernism focused on the issues and reality, something society needed. ]]> 2020-02-19 19:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447646051 jtnguyen189_2 https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447651465 The 1920's was a decade of new inventions and the rise of pop culture, like television and jazz bands. Modernists embrace new ideas and the developing culture in society. Women evolved immensely during the 1920s, from gaining the right to vote and becoming "flappers". As generations continue, women continue to grow which is emphasized by modernists. ]]> 2020-02-19 19:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/447651465 jtnguyen189_2 https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/448275547 The Great Depression was a period of an economic depression that left millions of people unemployed. During this depression, Americans felt very disillusioned because of the instability of the country. Americans were scared and had a terrorized mindset, leading to the use of American Modernism. ]]> 2020-02-20 19:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/atnguyen2091_2/95w9ami9e7r2/wish/448275547