Coincidence

Yesterday as I was slaving away on a powerpoint about movies in the 1920s, I came across an interesting tibdit of information that relates to our focus on the contemporaries of William Faulkner.

There is a term for the American literary notables during this time: the Lost Generation. They were given this nickname because they were often cynical and disallusioned about life after World War I. Famous members included Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Gertrude Stein. (Keep in mind English class, we studied all of these people, so they should sound familiar.)

Now, thats not neccessarily the interesting part. We are considered a lost generation of our own. The term now has a generic use for anyone disproportionally affected by an economic shock. The period from 2007-2010 is considered an economic shock, just like the period after WWI.

It's interesting to think about. Here's more food for thought.