The Lost Generation

Years:1890-1915
Youngest Age Today: 106
Oldest Age Today: 131
Info:
-Experienced the Spanish Flu epidemic that killed 675,000 Americans
-‘Lost gen’ is referred to the people that lacked purpose or drive after WWI
-Many lost faith in traditional values like courage, patriotism, and masculinity after witnessing so much death
-Famous authors included: Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and T. S. Eliot