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Modernism in literature involves a focus on the individual
Modernist voices care less about society, and other people, instead honing in on the individual perspective. In this way, they reject national values and ‘the greater good’ by manifesting the cynicism and uncertainty of a new generation trying to make sense of the world.
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- Modernism in literature involves alienation and isolationStruggling for individuality in an age of industrialized urban living, writers expressed a loss of self, feeling like an outsider within society.
- Modernism in literature involves introspectionAfter the decline in classical western thinking and the radical changes in society at the beginning of the 20th century, writers turned inward, favoring individual expression and creating space for contemplation. In this way, Modernists established the blueprints for modern literature.