Modern American Fiction

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Modern American Fiction 1910 - 1930

Beginning of the Modern Age (1910 –1930)

Beginning of the Modern Age 20th Century—growth of population and power of the U.S.

Beginning of the Modern Age Problems with wars, depression, society

Fragmentation of society—isolation, poverty Beginning of the Modern Age Fragmentation of society—isolation, poverty

Beginning of the Modern Age The Great War and the new consciousness—new freedoms Woodrow Wilson

The “lost generation” in Paris— searching for hope Beginning of the Modern Age The “lost generation” in Paris— searching for hope

Roaring Twenties and the Harlem Renaissance Beginning of the Modern Age Roaring Twenties and the Harlem Renaissance

Beginning of the Modern Age *Continuing Theme: Idealism VS Realism

Toward the Twenty-First Century and Onward (1960 – Present) Years of Turbulence—space flight, Russia, Civil Rights, Vietnam, high tech Emphasis on diversity

Years of Turbulence space flight

Years of Turbulence Russia Khrushchev Lenin Brezhnev Stalin Gorbachev Malenkov

Years of Turbulence Civil Rights

Years of Turbulence Vietnam

Years of Turbulence High Tech

Years of Turbulence Emphasis on Diversity

Development of American Fiction legendized the short story— early 1800s (father of Am. Short story) Washington Irving

Development of American Fiction Moralized the short story— mid 1800s (The Scarlet Letter) Nathaniel Hawthorne

Development of American Fiction Standardized the short story— mid 1800s (father of Am. Detective story) Edgar Allan Poe

Development of American Fiction Humorized the short story— late 1800s (Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer) Mark Twain

Development of American Fiction Modern writers address universal human problems—1900s and on: Relationships between parents and children Coming of age (maturity) Unrequited love (unreturned, unappreciated, unfulfilled) Problems of war; old age and death.

Modern Fiction Writers Kate Chopin (1851-1904) First female writer in U.S. to frankly portray passions and discontents of women; independent women. “The Story of an Hour”

Modern Fiction Writers (1896-1940) F. Scott Fitzgerald Jazz Age; influence of Zelda, The Great Gatsby

Modern Fiction Writers (1899-1961) Ernest Hemingway life as a battlefield; Hemingway hero; simple, unadorned style; A Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and the Sea

Modern Fiction Writers (1902-1968) John Steinbeck man vs nature; Salinas California; The Grapes of Wrath, Great Depression, Of Mice and Men.

Modern Fiction Writers (1897-1962) William Faulkner Oxford, Mississippi; Yoknapatawpha County (fictional setting), Gothic tales; elaborate writing style; “A Rose for Emily”

Modern Fiction Writers (1922-2007) Kurt Vonnegut, Jr science fiction, uses satire to emphasize points; “Harrison Bergeron”

Modern Fiction Writers (1920-2012) Ray Bradbury science fiction; Fahrenheit 451, predictions coming true; “April 2005: Usher II” (sparked idea for Fahrenheit 451)

Modern Fiction Writers (1931-1989) Donald Barthelme Playful, postmodernist style that is very compact or "flash fiction" focusing on one moment/incident by relating a steady accumulation of seemingly-unrelated detail; “Game”

Modern Fiction Writers Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) Wrote numerous plays and short stories; often featured New Orleans as the setting: Streetcar Name Desire, “The Field of Blue Children”

Modern Fiction Writers Walker Percy From Covington, Louisiana used Southern settings… his daughter teaches English at Lee Road junior high