Lackey's Class Links: English 11 Research Paper

Literary Modernism:
Textbook pp. 992-994, 1016-17 and 1384.

A rejection of traditional themes and subject matter.

A focus on alienated individuals rather than “heroes” who stood for the values of the society.

Frequent themes of impermanence and change.

The use of understatement and irony to reveal important emotions and ideas.

The use of symbols and images that suggest meanings rather than statements that explain meanings.

The use of stream of consciousness technique to show what’s going on both inside and outside the characters.

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