valued spirituality searched for higher truths; believed humans could transcend the senses and they had direct access to God through nature

devoted to the faithful representation of reality and rational philosophy; sparked by the scientific method

a flow of images and thoughts

in the midst and aftermath of WWI; a disorientated, wondering, and directionless generation

rejection of modernism; no such thing as truth

mostly patriotic literature and/or rejecting Britain's rule

rebirth of African American arts

first novel was published

rejection of past norms; "make it new" was the slogan

post WWII; "hippie culture" -- experimentation with drugs, jazz, and sex; illumination and purification

rejection of the Industrial Revolution; emphasis on the individual and nature

What movement are we in right now?