Question

Which is true about the “lost generation”? They thought life was too short not to have fun. They tried to win favor with the wealthy but became poor. They did not think the lifestyle of the 1920s was desirable. They were trying to find a country that would welcome them.

Answer 1

The correct answer is - they did not think the lifestyle of the 1920s was desirable. The term "lost generation" refers to a group of writers who were at their peak after the WWI, and came into this post-war world which was completely different to them. They couldn't see any good things in it, which is why they often wrote about how a dreadful era that was to be alive.

Answer 2

The statement that true about the “lost generation is "They did not think the lifestyle of the 1920s was desirable."

Further explanation

The lost generation refers to young women and men after World War I ended in 1918. Following the brutal World War I, many people lost their traditional value such as patriotism, courage, and strength. They felt despair and many men lose their masculinity, it means they feeling more about the loss of their loved one and broken heart due to war rather than the patriotism and heroic feelings. The war gave people a sense of disillusionment, more extravagant spending and excessive drinking.

The Lost Generation made an impact on society because the writings that came out of this period showed the effects war has on people. The writing mostly about how most people affected by the war and its destruction. There were many famous authors from this lost generation such as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. "The Sun Also Rises" is one of the books written by Hemingway. The story in this book helped define what the lost generation was.

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