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The following are characteristics of Modernism:
Marked by a strong and intentional break with tradition. This break includes a strong reaction against established religious, political, and social views.
Belief that the world is created in the act of perceiving it; that is, the world is what we say it is.
There is no such thing as absolute truth. All things are relative.
No connection with history or institutions. Their experience is that of alienation, loss, and despair.
Championship of the individual and celebration of inner strength.
Life is unordered
Known as "The Lost Generation"
the elements of modernism are thematic, formal and stylistic
Fragmentation in modernist literature is thematic, as well as formal. Plot, characters, theme, images, and narrative form itself are broken
modernist literature celebrates the endless cycle of destruction, as it ever gives rise to new forms and creations
Modernist literature is also marked by themes of loss and exile
Another element of modernist literature is the prevalent use of personal pronouns
many modernist novels feature multiple narrators, as many modernist poems feature multiple speakers
Ernest Hemingway's anti-heroic war tales depicted the bloodiness