TheSadYoungMen RodW HortonandHerbertW Edwards Lesson5 TeachingPlan TeachingObjectives ToenablethestudentstogainsomebasicknowledgeoftheAmericanliteratureandhistoryabout thelostgeneration Toenablethestudentstoknowthewritingstyleofaliterarycommentary TeachingFocus BackgroundinformationaboutHemingwayandFitzgeraldCommonfeaturesof thelostgeneration Theliterarytheoryofwritingaliterarycommentary TeachingMethods Teacher orientedteachingmethodStudent orientedteachingmethodTheelicitedmethod TeachingProcedure IntroductoryRemarks BackgroundInformation LearningFocus KeywordsandExpressions ExplanationoftheText DivisionoftheText TheWritingStyle RhetoricalDevices Exercises IntroductoryRemarks IntroductoryRemarks describingaspecialgroupofpeople whowereshockedanduprooteduprootforatimebutnever lost theRevoltoftheYoungerGeneration themostinterestingaspectintheTwentiesinthe20thcentury alogicaloutcomeofconditionsatthattime theaftermathofWWIIandrisingofAmericaItstartedwithWWI whichwhippeduptheenergiesoftheyouthandcreatedanenlistmentcraze afterhavingagoodtasteofthewar theyreturnedhomeonlytofindthat theycouldadjustthemselvesnomoretotheirhometowntheyrebelledintheformofcompletelyoverthrowingtheVictoriangentility whichinitselfwasobsolescentinasocietyhighlyindustrialized youngintellectualsflockedtoliveinGreenwichVillage aplacewellknownforBohemianismandeccentricitynon intellectualsbegantoimitatetheirmanners whichwasalsoawayfortheyouthtoescapetheirsocialresponsibilities manyyoungintellectualswenttoliveinEuropeasexpatriates duetotheirimitationandAmerica smaterialismalmostallofthemreturnedwithinafewyearsoutofhomesickness temperedbytheirlifeofexpatriation theyproducedtheliveliest freshestandmoststimulatingworksinAmerica sliteraryhistory DetailedStudyoftheText BackgroundInformation TheSadYoungMenandtheLostGenerationtheformer thetitleofF Fitzgerald snovelAlltheSadYoungMenthelatter aremarkmadebyGertrudeSteinwhooncesaidtoErnestHemingway Oh youareallofyoualostgeneration Theywerebothappliedtodisillusionedyoungintellectuals whowerecutofffromtheoldvaluesandyetunabletocometotermswiththeneweraaftertheWWI Sotheyrebelledagainstsocialconventionsbyalikeofdespairorcynicalhedonism BeatGenerationgroupofAmericanwritersofthe1950swhosewritingexpressedprofounddissatisfactionwithcontemporaryAmericansocietyandendorsedanalternativesetofvaluesThetermsometimesisusedtorefertothosewhoembracedtheideasofthesewriters Prohibitiontheforbiddingbylawofthemanufacture transportation andsaleofalcoholicliquorsforbeveragepurposes specificallyintheU S theperiod 1920 1933 ofprohibitionbyFederallaw ThetermBeatGenerationwasfirstusedbyKerouacinthelate1940s despairoverthebeatenstateoftheindividualinmasssocietyandbeliefinthebeatitude orblessedness ofthenaturalworldandintherestorativepowersofthebeatofjazzmusicandpoetry LearningFocus Commonfeaturesof thelostgeneration Thereasonsoftheemergenceandprosperityof thelostgeneration Theinformationandtheworksofthewriterswith thelostgeneration KeywordsandExpressions nostalgic adj lookingforsomethingfarawayorlongagoorforformerhappycircumstanceillicit adj notallowedbylaw custom rule etc unlawful prohibited thrill n tremorofexcitementspeakeasy n slang aplacewherealcoholicdrinksaresoldillegally esp suchaplaceintheU S duringProhibition denunciation n theactofdenouncingamour n aloveaffair esp ofanillicitorsecretnaturesedan n anenclosedautomobilewithtwoorfourdoors andtwowideseats frontandrear naughty adj improper obscenejazzy adj aparty playingjazzmusicflask toting adj alwayscarryingasmallflaskfilledwithwhiskyorotherstrongliquor sheik n Americanism amasterfulmantowhomwomenaresupposedtobeirresistiblyattractedvagary n anodd eccentric orunexpectedactionorbitofconduct flapper n colloq inthe1920 s ayoungwomanconsideredboldandunconventionalinactionsanddressperspective n aspecificpointofviewinunderstandingorjudgingthingsorevents esp onethatshowsthemintheirtruerelationstooneanother jazzmad adj blindlyandfoolishlyfondofjazzmusicaftermath n aresultorconsequence esp anunpleasantoneprovincial adj narrow limitedlikethatofruralprovinces gentility n hequalityofbeinggenteel now specifically excessiveoraffectedrefinementandeleganceaggressiveness n boldandenergeticpursuitofone send enterprise bustle v hurrybusilyorwithmuchfussandbothermedium n environmentcatalytic adj actingasthestimulusinbringingaboutorhasteningaresult precipitate v throwheadlong causetohappenbeforeexpected needed bringonobsolescent adj intheprocessofbecomingobsolete mores n customs esp thefixedortraditionalcustomsofasociety oftenacquiringtheforceoflawsophistication n thestateofbeingartificial worldly wise urbane etc faddishness n thefollowingoffadshectic adj characterizedbyexcitement rush confusion etc gaiety n cheerfulness thestateofbeinggay orgy n anywildriotouslicentiousmerry making debaucheryspree n alively noisyfrolicreveler n apersonwhomakesmerryorisnoisilyfestive sober v makeorbecomeserious solemnprolong v lengthenorextendintimeorspace stalemate n anyunresolvedsituationinwhichfurtheractionisimpossi