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Modernism

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Modernism

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MODERNISM

1900-1950
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HISTORICAL EVENTS

MANY WORLD-CHANGING EVENTS OCURRED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD
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THE GREAT WAR

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WWII

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GREAT DEPRESSION

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ROARING 20'S

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PEARL HARBOR

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IDEALS OF TIME PERIOD

1900-1950
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AUTHORS...

  • Saw that Humanity is evil
  • Thought humanity is "going backwards"
  • Focused on inner self and conscious
  • Feared for the future
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FAMOUS BOOKS

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OF MICE AND MEN

(NOT THE BAND)
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LORD OF THE FLIES

GUEST STARRING* PIGGY
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GREAT GATSPY

1925 BY F.SCOTT FITZGERALD
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MAIN STREET

ABOUT A SMALL MN TOWN
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LORD OF THE RINGS/HOBBIT

EASILY THE BEST BOOKS EVER
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FAMOUS AUTHORS

(COMPARED TO JRR TOLKIEN)
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JOHN STEINBECK

GRAPES OF WRATH, OF MICE AND MEN
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WILLIAM GOLDING

LORD OF THE FLIES
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SINCLAIR LEWIS

MAIN STREET (1920)
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QUESTIONS?

  • Why, with the advancement of technology, did authors see Humanity going backwards
  • Did political figures impact this idealism of evil within humanity?
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A HAIKU DECK

BY TRENT SWARTWOUDT AND ANDREW STOEZ
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Trent Swartwoudt