Modernism

identify the causes and effects of Modernism
Identify the social, cultural, and political movements occurring during Modernism.
Identify several major Modernist works.
Explain how these works relate to Modernism

Reading Reminder
https://youtu.be/RMqiCtq5VLs
https://youtu.be/6ob0f1kCtOM

In the online text, Writing the Nation, https://ung.edu/university-press/_uploads/files/Writing-the-Nation.pdf?t=1510261164762, students will read the following:

Chapter 5: pp. 560-565 ("Modernism")
Ernest Hemingway Biography: Chapter 5.12: pp. 653-54
Arthur Miller Biography: Chapter 5.13; P. 656
Additional readings and viewings will be found at:

"Hills Like White Elephants" (Hemingway): https://faculty.weber.edu/jyoung/English%202500/Readings%20for%20English%202500/Hills%20Like%20White%20Elephants.pdf
Death of a Salesman (Miller) This should be either viewed or read.

Video Essay,
Instructions
Based on the cultural, psychological, and sociological issues that "Hills" and/or Death of a Salesman present, create a brief video to post concerning one or both of these stories. Can you find any common themes in these two seemingly different stories? Do the stories reflect the culture of the times? Are the issues irrelevant or relevant to today? If so, why do these ideas continue decades later?