1. "To analyze such modernist novels and poetry, a school of "new criticism" arose in the United States, with a new critical vocabulary. New critics hunted the "epiphany." What is an epiphany? 2. "Although American prose between the wars experimented with viewpoint and form, Americans wrote more realistically, on the whole, than did Europeans." Describe Hemingway, Faulkner and Steinbeck's style.

3. What was a "dominant" theme in the 1920s and 1930s?

4. Which of these three authors wrote novels of social protest? Name an example.

5. Faulkner created an entire imaginative landscape, Yoknapatawpha County, in his works. What did he re-create?

6. He experimented with various literary techniques. List them.

7. Name two novels Faulkner wrote.

8. List the themes found in Faulkner's novels.

9. What kind of man was Hemingway? What personal life experiences / hobbies contributed to his novels?

10. Describe Hemingway's style. He once compared his writing to icebergs: "There is seven-eighths of it under water for every part that shows." How does that relate to his writing style?

11. Describe his characters.

12. How did Hemingway reveal his characters' inner natures?

13. Steinbeck is well known for his novels of social criticism. Describe his characters,

14. What social institutions / groups of people might be the focus of his criticism?

15. What is the chief characteristic of the individual in modern novels? (PAL)

16. What does alienation of the individual lead to?