The Great Gatsby: The Lost Generation & World War I

Natalie Watts

Emily Smith

Ariana Lynch

Tyler Robson

THE LOST GENERATION & WORLD WAR I

The Lost Generation is the generation of soldiers that died, leaving an age gap in the population. The Lost Generation also focus on a group of writers from the 1920's. Some of the most famous writers include F. Scott, Fitzgerald, Ernest, Hemingway, & John Dos Passos. The writers wrote novels about the life style that these soldiers lived, including their families. Some of the characteristics included the meaning of life, drinking, and love affairs.

Some of the authors

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World War I began on August in 1914, it was triggered by the association of the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand & his wife on June 28, 1914 by Garilo Princip.The Austrian government blamed the Serbian government for the assassination and declared war on Serbia. Germany was blamed because they invaded Belgium when Britain had promised to protect Belgium. BY 1914, Europe had divided in to two camps. France was suspicious of Germany because they had a huge Army, but a poor Navy. Britain had the world's most powerful Navy and a small Army. France and Britain joined together to cover each other's weaknesses. This starterd the Battle of the Marne. During the war the French Army managed to increase the gap between the German's first & second armies; this caused communication to shut down for the Germans. The German's dug trenches in the area of the Aishe River. Little did the German's who the dug the trenches know that this would come to dominate the war for years.

One survivor of the War once wrote: "If you have never had trench foot described to you, I will explain. Your feet swell to two or three times their normal size, and go completely dead. You can stick a bayonet into them and not feel a thing. If you are lucky enough not to lose your feet and the swelling starts to go down, it is then that the most indescribable agony begins. I have heard men cry & scream with pain and many had to have their feet & legs amputated. I was one of the lucky ones, but one more day in that trench and it may have been too late."

-Harry Roberts-
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