The Expatriates of the 1920s :: American America History

The Expatriates of the 1920s1expatriate- 1 to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or fealty to ones native country 2 intransitive senses to trust 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 expatriation of the 1920s. It was as if a great draft of wind picked up these precise peculiar people and dropped them off in a European sustenance style. Europe and the rest of the world were beginning to see a big population of these the Statesn expatriates. ... the younger and footloose intellectuals went streaming up the durable gangplank in the world. (Cowley 79) Along with the intellectuals went the wealthy lite, the recent college graduates, the art students, and the recent war veterans aptly called The Lost Generation. Although galore(postnominal) went all all over the world, the largest density of these expatriates was in France. Indeed, to young writers like ou rselves, a long tarry in France was almost a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. (Cowley 102) Many expatriates flocked to genus Paris to follow forerunners in the movement such as Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein. almost 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 dwelling town. (Stein) This idea, of having a place that you consider your home, but not your homeland, is the al-Qaida of the expatriate movement. The writing of this era was influenced by a few things. With the novel ideas of America, there also came much criticism of it to. After World war 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 occurred. Also, it is specu lated that many war veterans could have developed various and unknown disorders caused by the lawsuit of warfare in which they had taken part. The optimistic culture of The Roaring mid-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 impart propose this list of probable influences towards the attitudes and writing that occurred. 1.) World War One, and the physiologic affects that it created among American and European Citizens.