The document discusses novels of the 20th century. It notes that 20th century novels were influenced by events like World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, and the end of colonialism. It also mentions influences from thinkers like Darwin, Marx, and Freud. The document states that 20th century novels, like Victorian era novels, were characterized by rapid change and disillusionment, with many writers looking within themselves for order. It lists some key modern novelists as Kafka and Erich Marie Remarque.

1. Funoon Ahmad Alatawi
Ashwag Saad Alshumrani
Ashwag Abdullah Albalawi
Aisha Saad Alshumrani
TWENTIETH CENTURY NOVELS

2. WHAT IS THE 20TH CENTURY ?
The 20th century was a century that
began on January 1, 1901 and ended
on December 31, 2000

3. THE GREAT OVERSHADOWING EVENTS
OF THE 20TH CENTURY

5. THE GREAT DEPRESSION

6. WORLD WAR II

7. THE END OF COLONIALISM AND THE RISE OF
THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES

8. Twentieth century novel was influenced by
the changes in beliefs and political ideas
after the events of the first world war,
industrial development and the
disappearance of the British Empire

9. Because of the development in science many
writers have turned to the subject of
science in their writing. Their work
includes either exciting developments or
fictional developments of the future.

10. A NUMBER OF KEY THINKERS HAVE
INFLUENCED THE NOVELS OF THE 20TH
CENTURY

11. CHARLES DARWIN

12. KARL MARX

13. SIGMUND FREUD

14. THE 20TH CENTURY, LIKE THE VICTORIAN ERA, IS A
PERIOD CHARACTERIZED BY THE DIZZYING
RAPIDITY OF CHANGE.
The change that characterized the Victorian era was most
prominently the concept of progress caused by the new
industrialization.

15. By the modern era the erosion of the fundamental
principles of science and religion begun in the
19th century had taken full effect. The
fundamental modern change was massive
disillusionment.
Most modern writers looked within themselves
for a principle of order.

16. KEY MODERN NOVELISTS IN WORLD
LITERATURE

17. FRANZ KAFKA

18. ERICH MARIE REMARQUE

19. :IN CONCLUSION
Twentieth century novel was characterized by great
changes and so many great events happened during
that period.