The Expatriates of the 1920s :: American America History

The Expatriates of the 1920s1expatriate- 1 to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or subjection to ones native country 2 intransitive senses to permit ones native country to live elsewhere also to renounce allegiance to ones native country Merriam-Webster Dictionary Nothing before, or since has equaled the mass expat of the 1920s. It was as if a great draft of wind picked up these very peculiar people and dropped them off in a European purport style. Europe and the rest of the world were beginning to see a wide-ranging population of these the Statesn expatriates. ... the younger and footloose intellectuals went streaming up the long-run gangplank in the world. (Cowley 79) Along with the intellectuals went the wealthy lite, the hot-made college graduates, the art students, and the recent war veterans aptly called The Lost Generation. Although legion(predicate) went all everywhere the world, the largest density of these expatriates was in France. Indeed, to young writers li ke ourselves, a long watch in France was almost a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. (Cowley 102) Many expatriates flocked to capital of France to follow forerunners in the movement such as Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein. close to of the expatriates wished to have an introduction to Gertrude Stein at her apartment. There they would discuss art, literature, and the ideals of America for hours on end. Gertrude Stein characterized the expatriates view of America when she said, America is my country, and Paris is my fundament town. (Stein) This idea, of having a place that you consider your home, but not your homeland, is the rear end of the expatriate movement. The composition of this era was influenced by a few things. With the new ideas of America, there also came much criticism of it to. After World struggle One, many Americans became somewhat dissatisfied with the way that their own countrys people and leading acted. This was also a catalyst in the massive expatriation that occurr ed. Also, it is speculated that many war veterans could have developed various and unknown disorders caused by the graphic symbol of warfare in which they had taken part. The optimistic culture of The Roaring twenties also could have been a factor in the attitudes towards America and the writing that developed from it. Through a close study of the Expatriates, I exit propose this list of probable influences towards the attitudes and writing that occurred. 1.) World War One, and the somatogenetic affects that it created among American and European Citizens.