Unit Six: Contemporary Literature

Contemporary Literature allowed for the Civil Rights movement. It let people say what had to be said so that everyone--men, and women of each and any race--were treated equally. It also showed the American Dream--only in a more modern sense. Most of those old enough to be writers during this age lived through two world wars and the Great Depression, making their American Dream much simpler than coming to America to become rich. All they wanted was to become a home owner with a wife and kids. The Contemporary Literature also allowed people to describe their experiences with the terrible things they went through. Notably, Elie Wiesel told of his experience in the Nazi concentration camps. Contemporary Literature allowed for many different types of writing. It's flexible shaped this age.