It seemed that every author we went over they always had something going on. Wither it was drugs or suicide, something interfered with their pursuit of the “American Dream.” After much reading, the stereotypical white picket fence, two kids, a dog, and a stay at home wife became more of a myth than a reality. Specifically, after learning of Earnest Hemingway’s family and their history of suicide diminished the thought of the “American Dream”. Before and after him a total of 7 generations had killed themselves due to something materialistic. He was an author of the Modernist movement. Authors of that time period were studied in American, British, and World Lit. Their work related to feelings and the lifestyle during WWII. As you could imagine
