Conflict: A Cultural Theme in the Early 20th Century American Novel

This paper addresses a major theme in the modern American novel: Conflict as a catalyst for constant change. Between the 1920s and 1930s can be traced a major paradigm shift from a post-World War I search for individualism and independence to one of a Depression-era emphasis on collectivism and soli...

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Main Author:	Majed Al-Lehaibi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The International Academic Forum 2020-07-01
Series:	IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
Subjects:	american novel realism communism proletariat class african americans conflict pragmatism
Online Access:	https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-literature-and-librarianship/volume-9-issue-1/article-8/

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spelling	doaj-721631f7f3ed488c831281975fd58ad02020-11-25T03:52:14ZengThe International Academic ForumIAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship2187-06082020-07-019114416310.22492/ijl.9.1.08Conflict: A Cultural Theme in the Early 20th Century American NovelMajed Al-Lehaibi0Jazan University, Saudi ArabiaThis paper addresses a major theme in the modern American novel: Conflict as a catalyst for constant change. Between the 1920s and 1930s can be traced a major paradigm shift from a post-World War I search for individualism and independence to one of a Depression-era emphasis on collectivism and solidarity. Analysis of several prominent literary works from this era leads to the conclusion that American fiction encodes American history and that conflict and contradiction explain the development of the modern American fiction.https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-literature-and-librarianship/volume-9-issue-1/article-8/american novelrealismcommunismproletariatclassafrican americansconflictpragmatism
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description	This paper addresses a major theme in the modern American novel: Conflict as a catalyst for constant change. Between the 1920s and 1930s can be traced a major paradigm shift from a post-World War I search for individualism and independence to one of a Depression-era emphasis on collectivism and solidarity. Analysis of several prominent literary works from this era leads to the conclusion that American fiction encodes American history and that conflict and contradiction explain the development of the modern American fiction.
topic	american novel realism communism proletariat class african americans conflict pragmatism
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Conflict: A Cultural Theme in the Early 20th Century American Novel

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