1. The Moderns Challenging the American Dream 2. What Is Modernism? Modernism refers to the bold new experimental styles and forms that swept the arts during the first part…
1. The ModernsChallenging the American Dream 2. What Is Modernism?Modernism refers to the bold new experimental stylesand forms that swept the arts during the first part…
Slide 1Modernism 1900-1945 Slide 2 Loss of the American Dream Prior to Modernism, Americans all believed in the American Dream. Three central themes to the American Dream:…
Slide 1 Slide 2 Who were the early Americans and what motivated them to come to the New World? What defined the American Dream for early Americans? What aspects of their…
Slide 1Modern American Literature The Twentieth Century “Men travel faster now, but I do not know if they go to better things.” Willa Cather, Death Comes for the Archbishop…
Slide 1The Moderns Slide 2 The American Dream – First Element The first central idea of the American dream was America as a new Eden. It was a land of beauty, bounty, and…
Slide 1THE MODERNS 1900-1950 CHANGE Americans emerged from the war as victors, but something was beginning to change. The country seemed to have lost its innocence. Slide…
Slide 1Background Information on the Puritans 1492 Christopher Columbus lands in the Bahamas 1607 – Jamestown established 1620-Pilgrims land 1636-Harvard College founded…
Slide 1 Slide 2 American Flag and Statue of Liberty Slide 3 Plowing in the Fields Slide 4 The Perfect Home Slide 5 Family Praying at Dinner Slide 6 Family Feast Slide 7 Husband…
Slide 1 Who were the early Americans and what motivated them to come to the New World? What defined the American Dream for early Americans? What aspects of their…