With that, the anxiety was collectively heard and felt with its louder voice and remembered to define an era. ... The whole idea and feeling of uncertainty provoked a revolution in the world of art and literature as well. ... This new way of literature also changed the way screenplays were written, and movies and theatre evolved from that point. ... America's "age of anxiety" was more collectively felt after the Great Depression of 1929, which concluded a decade of partying in avoidance of the inability to deal with uncertainty. ... I couldn't tell whether America made the movemen...

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Chapter 25: Transition to Modern America (the 1920s) Introduction Mass Production: the result was the creation of a New America, on e in which individualism was sacrificed to conformity as a part of the price to be paid for a new era of abundance. The 1920s, often seen as a time of escape and frivolity before the onset of the Depression, actually marked a beginning , a time when the American people learned to adapt to life in the city, when they decided (wisely or not) to center their existence on the automobile, and when they rejected their rural past while still longing for the old va...

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This unemployment is shown by the economic downturn that the U.S. government has dealt with for the majority of this era. ... Many go into arts and literature because it is interesting, rather than a field that promises a promising lifestyle. ... The business cycle is the pattern of the economy going through expansion, boom, recession, and depression. ...

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