World War I And II - 1389 Words

In 1914 World War I broke out and not too long after World War II followed. This conflict led countries against each other and in contrast brought them together. New developments and changes occurred following this war just as they did previous ones. The world is constantly altering itself and wars help speed this up by following with advancements in technology, philosophy, and literature. Change resulting from WWI was either frowned upon or embraced and new forms of expression arose within art, literature, and beliefs. As some authors took on a new way of thinking others were stuck in their ways and preferred a prewar era. Amongst the two wars, World War I and II, the United States was well on its way to becoming a fully modernized†¦show more content†¦Traditional literary forms were basically destroyed by the pressures of modernity. Modernism was started due to the belief that old ways of life (prewar) and the rules that went along with them, were no longer relevant during this time. Some believed that using old literary forms was old fashioned while others believed that failure to honor the previous movements resulted in a bad piece of work. Due to people being so used to the post-civil war era it made it difficult for more modernistic writers to become popular among readers. New poems and fictional stories utilize more dream imagery and symbolism rather than that of realism and naturalism. The Snows of Kilimanjaro, written by Ernest Hemmingway, captures the ideas of modernism in the story about Harry and how he looks back on his life. He opens his story with the image of a lone leopard who sought the tip of Kilimanjaro or â€Å"The House of God†. Adding also another very recognizable animal the Hyena representing where he is now dying in the plains. These two areas and creatures associated with them are commonly used to represent different things. The events that take place in the plains are horrible and tragic while the good events are repr esented by the mountain where his best memories are held. At the end of the story Henry dies and a plane fly’s over the top of Kilimanjaro which symbolizes that he will live an eternal life due to the choices Henry had made in his