Answer:
escaping what they considered America's shallowness
Step-by-step explanation:
America in the 1920s was characterized by a lot policies and activities that some intellectual considered too backward for that time. Racial issues and segregation was the norm, and in some states, there was legal ban on the teaching and study of some fields of knowledge like "evolution." Also, rogue cult groups like the KKK ran wild and proud, and was seen as the norm, and anti immigration policies, and tension was everywhere.