Literature+In+The+1920s

During the Great Depression, many people who didn't have jobs or had nothing to do turned to literature. One of the first important movements that took place during the 1920's was the Harlem Renaissance. It was composed by black writers and artists. For them this was the first time in which African American writers published more books than ever. Not only did they write literature, but they also tried to make music, visual art, and drama more acknowledged to the nation. Some who were in this movement were W.E.B. Dubois, Alain Locke, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston. The Harlem Renaissance wasn't the only movement during the 1920's. Another group that was formed was the Lost Generation, which was composed of self-exile expatriates who wrote in Paris abut the war that was going on. The Lost Generation sought freedom of action and of the mind; they also fought against profanity and sexuality. Some of the members of the Lost Generation included Ernest Hemingway, Henry Miller, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. One of these writers, F. Scott Fitzergerald, wrote The Great Gatsby, which was conveniently made for the servicemen to carry around when they weren't in war. For many in this country, literature, among the many other activities that could be done or heard, was a way to cheer up people and for a moment make them forget about the economic crisis.

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