Question

The term lost generation was used to decribe

Answer 1

Group of writers in 1920s who shared the belief that they were lost in a greedy, materialistic world that lacked moral values and often choose to flee to Europe

Answer 2

Answer: A group of writers trying to find meaning in chaotic post-World War I societies.

Step-by-step explanation:

Novelist/poet/playwright Gertrude Stein referred to herself and other writers like her as "The Lost Generation." World War I and the aftermath of the war is what gave them a feeling of lostness. The Lost Generation was affected by disillusionment by those came of age during the war years, and began to question traditional values. Some of the writers of the "Lost Generation" were Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and T. S. Eliot - along with Gertrude Stein herself.