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Problem
A. In the 1920s, dozens of American literary personalities flocked to Paris. Why did they leave the US?
B. Of all the places to go, the expatriates chose Paris. Why? What was the allure of the city?
C. Gertrude Stein labeled the writers and artists that came to Paris as the" Lost Generation." Why did she call them this?
D. What was the Lost Generation's claim to fame? What did they produce?
E. The members of the Lost Generation were trained in the European literary classics. How did these classics influence their writing?
F. Many of the expatriates had volunteered during World War I. What was the lure of the war for these Americans?
G. World War I was a war of terrific destruction and carnage. How did the Lost Generation react to the horrors of the war?
H. After World War I, the United States did not join the League of Nations, even though it was proposed by then-president Woodrow Wilson. Why did the US fail to join?
I. What was the reaction of the members of the Lost Generation to the failure of the US to join the League of Nations?
J. Because foreigners were not allowed to work in Paris, the expatriates depended on American money to finance their sojourn. Discuss the economics of the American economy that enabled them to remain in Paris for so long?
K. Describe the Artists' Ball. How did this ball define the lifestyles of the expatriates?
L. Salons have been a part of Parisian life for generations. Describe the concept of the Parisian salon and its role in art and literature.
M. The Lost Generation was part of the Parisian avant-garde. What is the avant-garde?
N. Discuss the role of Sylvia Beach and her bookshop, Shakespeare and Company, in the literary careers of the Lost Generation.
O. How did Ernest Hemingway become a major literary figure?
P. Discuss the differences between F. Scott Fitzgerald and the rest of the members of the Lost Generation.
Q. What happened to the Lost Generation?
R. What is the legacy of the Lost Generation?