Question

World War I and its Aftermath Unit Test
How did the work of John Dos Passos respond to societal changes following
World War I? (1 point)
• He sculpted surrealist, cubist figures in unconventional ways.
• He criticized the rich and their lack of empathy.
He rejected the traditional method of romanticizing war and violence.
He wrote pieces about the death of the American Dream.

Answer 1

He wrote pieces about the death of the American Dream.

Dos Passos’s novels (especially the U.S.A. trilogy) used experimental techniques to show social fragmentation and disillusionment after WWI, critiquing capitalism, the wealthy, and the loss of American ideals.