Literature-1

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 * Books, newspapers and magazines were an important part of most peoples lives and formed a large part of their education. A knowledge of the classics was considered an essential part of a good education.======

Books that defined the 20's:

Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald- It covers the American dream and the idea that anyone can achieve anything.

The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot- Covers the modern worlds loss of values The New Negro by Alain Locke- An optimistic point of view on the average African American in modern society

Strange Interlude by Eugene O'Neill- A look at the life of the modern woman

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway- It is about the generation of Americans living in foreign country's

Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis- A satirical point of view on what it is like to live in a small town.

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner - A look at the moral corruption of southern America

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston- What life was like in Black community's