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This article examines the concept of the “Lost Generation” in post-World War I American culture from historical, cultural, and literary perspectives. It explores the origins and semantic evolution of the term, as well as its reflection in the cultural consciousness of the postwar period. The study analyzes key aspects such as disillusionment, alienation, the crisis of values, and expatriate experience as fundamental components of the Lost Generation worldview. The paper argues that the concept evolved from a historically bound expression into a broader literary and philosophical category representing the fragmented identity and moral uncertainty of early twentieth-century individuals.
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