INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Watch this short (admittedly goofy) video explaining the “Lost Generation” writers:The Lost Generation Writers Explained2. Read Hemingway’s 2 short stories (they’re really short !!!)a. Hills Like White Elephants (1927) - text hereb. A Clean, Well-Lighted Place (1933) - text here3. Aer reading the two Hemingway stories, use the information below and the information you learned in the video to respond to theprompt.As you learned in the video, the phrase
“Lost
Generation”
refers to a group of writers inthe post-WWI era. Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, and F. Scott Fitzgerald are some of the eminent figures in this literary group. The
“Lost
Generation”
writers
were
skeptical
about
traditional
forms
of
literature
and
art,
and
welcomed
new
forms.
Generally
disillusioned
by
the
large
number
of
lives
lost
in
the Great
War, many of this generation were uncertain (or outright pessimistic) about the future,
and dubious of
many
social
norms
related
to
appropriate behavior,
morality,
and
gender
roles.
For each of Hemingway’s stories, write one paragraph (that’s 2 total) in which you explore how he depicts the post- WWI time period. What “lost generation” themes are evident in the writing, and how does this relate to what you know about American culture & society in the years following the Great War?A few things you may want to consider for each of the stories:● the topic of the dialogues between characters (hint: especially hidden/double meanings)● setting & atmosphere● the terse style of Hemingway’s writing● tone, imagery, symbolism present in each storyYour finished response should be two paragraphs total. Each paragraph should make use of some textual evidence from Hemingway’s stories.