Gertrude Stein The Lost Generation

During the 1920s their were so many important, and amazing things going on. One big example was World War One. In this war, served a group of people known as "The Lost Generation." The phrase "The Lost Generation" relates to a group of young writes and their World War One counter parts. They were known for volunteering or serving in World War One,all of them going to the top schools in the country, and all of them being a writer, poet, or novelist during the 1920s. In this group were Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and John Dos Passos. Some of the most well known and still to this day famous people from "The Lost Generation." The first is Ernest Hemingway, a fictional novelist that was born in 1899 served in World War One over seas in Paris France as a ambulance driver. For his serves he was awarded one of his first awards. The Italian silver medal of bravery. He earned this medal for the injuries and bravery that placed him in a Milan hospital. After his service In The war, Ernest Hemingway went on into journalism for the Toronto papers. It was during that time where he really started to write. He wrote is first …show more content…
Stein moved to Paris, France, to be with her brother, Leo, where they began collecting Post-Impressionist paintings. Gertrude Stien and Leo established a famous literary and artistic salon at 27 rue de Fleurus. However Leo moved to Florence, Italy, in 1912, taking many of the paintings with him. Gertrude Stein remained in Paris with her assistant Alice B. Toklas and would eventually become lifelong companions. During World War One Stein bought her own Ford van, and she and Alice B. Toklas served as ambulance drivers for the French. Gertrude Stien accomplished mant things in her life. But she is well known for coining the term "the Lost Generation" witch she heard from her