Uzbek state world languages university

Summary

Theme 6: This part is devoted to the writers, who participated in the First World War and reflected in their works the spirit and mode of life of the “lost

generation”, a generation which was a witness and a participant of that war. It gives a brief outline of life and work of Sherwood Anderson, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway.

Key Words and Expressions to Theme 6

Enlist Withstand Squander Devastating Herald Dazzling

Seductive glamour Reminisces
Questions

1. 
   What is the phenomenon “lost generation”?
   
2. 
   What is peculiar of Sherwood Anderson’s short stories?
   
3. 
   Which novel by Fitzgerald reflects the problems of the “lost generation”?
   
4. 
   What are the basic themes in Hemingway’s novels and stories?
   
5. 
   What is the main idea of “The Old Man and the Sea”?