Question 7 of 32 How did Sinclair Lewis differ from other Lost Generation authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway?

A.

While much of Lewis' work was commercially successful, he did not receive any literary awards.

B.

Lewis chose to live as an expatriate because he felt alienated from American society.

C.

Unlike the others, Lewis came from a wealthy socialite family.

D.

Lewis' writing was influenced more by the previous generation's progressive ideas.

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Dayami Newton

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24 April, 00:24

Question 7 of 32 How did Sinclair Lewis differ from other Lost Generation authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway?

A.

While much of Lewis' work was commercially successful, he did not receive any literary awards.

B.

Lewis chose to live as an expatriate because he felt alienated from American society.

C.

Unlike the others, Lewis came from a wealthy socialite family.

D.

Lewis' writing was influenced more by the previous generation's progressive ideas.

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Jacobson · Answer 1

Answer:D. Lewis writing was influenced more by the previous generation's progressive ideas.

Emmy Day · Answer 2

The correct answer is the option D: Le wis's writing was influenced more by the previous generation's progressive ideas.

Explanation:

First of all, Lewis Sinclair was an american novelist, short story writer and playwright as well, most known from his work during the twentieth century and also for becaming the first american to ever win the Nobel Prize in Litarature in 1930.

Secondly, Lewis's work was highly recognized for their critical views to the American capitalism and materialism between the wars given the fact that he lived during that period and that he felt inspired by the ideas coming from the last century.

Finally, unlike Lewis, the other two writers focused more in the current era they were living, inspired by the Jazz Age for example.