ENG 266 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: 1918 Flu Pandemic, Ernest Hemingway, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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The lost generation (what the sun also rises is based on) 50 million deaths total because of world war i due to the spanish influenza. God is questioned, how could he allow everything that happened in france, germany, etc. Believes soldiers were pawns in the schemes of bankers and higher ups. Many had shell-shock, battle fatigue, which is ptsd that caused many psychological problems. This is something people weren"t really exposed to until the first world war. Expatriate is somebody who lives outside his or her country by choice. Lots of veterans went to europe to live on less money away from the u. s. This happened often in the 20"s when prohibition was going on. Forget about tomorrow, live for today and seize the moment. Soldiers believed they could have died in war, or can die tomorrow in a new war, so live now. Jake, a masculine soldier, cries in the first 50 pages-- he is broken down, emotional.
