Literature-7

**Literature of 1920s**

 * authors struggled to understand changes in society
 * some writers praised the changes while others expressed disappointment
 * reading was popular during the winter because there was nothing else to do
 * because there was no tv or radio, many people gained their knowledge of the world through books
 * knowledge of the classics was an essential part of good education
 * many books were about community life, spirituality, and races
 * there were a lot of children's books published, one which was by Fredrick G. Melcher (1921).
 * **Great Gatsby -** was considered the "American dream novel" that anyone achieve anything
 * 1925 - **Hitler** published autobiography and then follows with a second book called //My Struggle// (about hatred of Jews and German superiority)
 * society cared a lot about having fun and they did not realize what was occurring in the outside world

HITLER'S MY STRUGGLE

Hitler's //My Struggle//