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The Literary Modernism Time Period
The literary modernism time period was a movement in literature that started in the early 1890s
and was very eventful. During this era there were many considerable events taking place such as
The Great War (also known as "World War One"), which started in 1914. This War lasted for four
years and finally ended in 1918, but its effects lasted much longer. The financial instability of Europe
and death caused by this First World War gave people a sense of patriotism that unified them. It made
people think of not only the society as a whole, but themselves as individuals ("Modernism."). This
new individualist mindset made people think more about their thoughts and actions than they had
ever previously done before. Because individuals thought...show more content...
When Laura becomes aware of this news, she immediately suggests calling off the party. Mrs.
Sheridan, Laura's mother, is repugnant against the idea of canceling the party. Jose also
displeased with Laura's suggestion and says, "If you're going to stop a band playing every time
some one has an accident, you'll lead a very strenuous life..." (Short Stories). After that, despite
Laura's exhortative remarks for them to cancel the party, the previous planes still uphold. Towards
the end of the party, Laura and her father converse about the deceased gentleman while eating
some sandwiches. Laura decides to bring the leftovers to the widow of the recently departed man
in a basket, and when she arrives she is invited in to the house. She does not want to go in but the
widow insists and Laura is given no choice. When she goes in, she is brought to the body of the
deceased and sees how carefree his face is. She contemplates the importance of everything that she
once thought had importance and realizes that no one material thing truly mattered to him at this
point. She begins to cry and runs out of the house, only after managing to utter, "Forgive my hat,"
(Short Stories). She then runs into Laurie who is outside, sent by their mother. He notices that she is
crying, and she says, "Isn't life... isn't life–" (Short Stories). She did not complete her sentence but he
understood what she was trying to say, and replied "Isn't it, darling?" (Short
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The Literary Modernism Time Period

  • 1. The Literary Modernism Time Period The literary modernism time period was a movement in literature that started in the early 1890s and was very eventful. During this era there were many considerable events taking place such as The Great War (also known as "World War One"), which started in 1914. This War lasted for four years and finally ended in 1918, but its effects lasted much longer. The financial instability of Europe and death caused by this First World War gave people a sense of patriotism that unified them. It made people think of not only the society as a whole, but themselves as individuals ("Modernism."). This new individualist mindset made people think more about their thoughts and actions than they had ever previously done before. Because individuals thought...show more content... When Laura becomes aware of this news, she immediately suggests calling off the party. Mrs. Sheridan, Laura's mother, is repugnant against the idea of canceling the party. Jose also displeased with Laura's suggestion and says, "If you're going to stop a band playing every time some one has an accident, you'll lead a very strenuous life..." (Short Stories). After that, despite Laura's exhortative remarks for them to cancel the party, the previous planes still uphold. Towards the end of the party, Laura and her father converse about the deceased gentleman while eating some sandwiches. Laura decides to bring the leftovers to the widow of the recently departed man in a basket, and when she arrives she is invited in to the house. She does not want to go in but the widow insists and Laura is given no choice. When she goes in, she is brought to the body of the deceased and sees how carefree his face is. She contemplates the importance of everything that she once thought had importance and realizes that no one material thing truly mattered to him at this point. She begins to cry and runs out of the house, only after managing to utter, "Forgive my hat," (Short Stories). She then runs into Laurie who is outside, sent by their mother. He notices that she is crying, and she says, "Isn't life... isn't life–" (Short Stories). She did not complete her sentence but he understood what she was trying to say, and replied "Isn't it, darling?" (Short Get more content on HelpWriting.net