1、Unit 10 The Sad Young Men,outline,the sad young men / lost generation,Topic,How and what ?,Essence,Lost? yes / no,Why?,the disillusioned intellectuals rebelled against former ideas and values not an organized group not have a common program,The lost generation,The Sad Young Men/Lost Generation,The S

2、ad Young Men and the Lost Generation refer to the same group of people. The first name was created by F. Sccott Fitzgerald in his book All the Sad Young Men and second by Gertude Stein.,Chen Huanhong,Intellectuals,Unhappy Disillusioned with the war To make the world safe for democracy alienated,Chen

3、 Huanhong,Many of these intellectuals lived abroad, especially in Paris as expatriates, but most of them later returned to the United States voluntarily. These intellectuals were called “Sad Young Men”, or “The Lost Generation”, because they were critical and rebellious.,Beat Generation:,Group of Am

4、erican writers of the 1950s whose writing expressed profound dissatisfaction with contemporary American society and endorsed an alternative set of values. The term sometimes is used to refer to those who embraced the ideas of these writers.,The comparison between the lost generation and the beat gen

5、eration,First, different background,the lost generation appeared after the first world war disappointed found the essence of the war,the beat generation appeared after the second world war completely lost fundamental value as a normal people lost confidence in the U.S. government.,Second, different

6、social background,The lost generation,The beat generation,The traditional civilization collapsed Difficult to adapt to their own towns and families So they expressed their protest,The society became more centralized Completely suppressed the human nature Express their resistence directly,Third, diff

7、erent forms of rebellion,didnt care about anything. not negative. looking for something and pursuit of personal freedom.,crazy and abnormal drug use, sexual promiscuity, homosexuality, fast driving. discarded material, fame, contempted for the countrys policy and hated the police.,The beat generatio

8、n,The lost generation,In conclusion two stages of America after the World Wars the social and ideological conditions, and also the literature of America,causes,economic the first world war mores(道德觀念),economic causes,the booming of American industry gigantic, roaring factories corporate impersonalit

9、y largescale aggressiveness,the first world war,pre-war: join the army post-war:not accepted in the U.S.,mores(道德觀念),escape responsibilities retreat behind an air of naughty alcoholic sophistication and a pose of Bohemian immorality prohibition,manifestations (表現(xiàn)）,non-intellectuals,intellectuals,Che

10、n Huanhong,Speakeasy called a blind pig or blind tiger, an establishment that illegally sells alcoholic beverages.,Chen Huanhong,The police would often raid them and arrest their owners and patrons（主顧), but they were so profitable that they continued to flourish throughout the nation.,Speakeasy was

11、often elaborate, offering food, live bands, floor shows, and strip joints,Chen Huanhong,Flask-toting sheik（提著酒瓶的美男子）,Flask-toting: always carrying a small flask瓶子 filled with whisky or other strong liquor. sheik: a masterful man to whom women are supposed to be irresistibly attracted,Chen Huanhong,f

12、lapper: 時髦女,Short dresses Short hair Modern ideas Bold and unconventional in action and dress,Chen Huanhong,Greenwich Village,It is generally known as an important landmark on the map of American bohemian(波希米亞的) culture. The neighborhood is known for its colorful, artistic residents and the alternat

13、ive culture they propagate.,In New York often simply called the Village, is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is noted as a center for artists, writers etc, it is formerly a village.,Washington Square Park, in the heart of Greenwich Village,C

14、hen Huanhong,emigrated to Europe,in Europe: “they do things better” in the U.S. : only worship money and wealth,return to America,Europe,America,Representatives,Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald 弗朗西斯斯科特菲茨杰拉德 Ernest MillerHemingway 海明威 Ezra Weston Loomis Pound 艾茲拉龐德 Sherwood Anderson 舍伍德安德森 William Faulkn

15、er 威廉?？思{ John Dos Passos 約翰.多斯.帕索斯 Waldo Peirce 沃爾多皮耳士,Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald弗朗西斯斯科特菲茨杰拉德,(September 24, 1896 December 21, 1940) was an American writer of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentiet

16、h centurys greatest writers.,Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961),American novelist and short story writer One of the great American writers on the 20th century During world war he served as an ambulance driver in France With the publication of The Sun Also Rises, he was recognized as the spokesman of the “l(fā)ost generation”,Spokesman for the “the lost generation”,Spokesman for the “Lost Generation”,Were they really lost ?,They cursed their luck but didnt die; escaped but vol