In what two ways did the 'lost generation' express their revolt against the past?

• A. Bohemianism and Political Radicalism
• B. Materialism and Puritanism
• C. Despair and Cynicism
• D. The modern world

Answer: (A)

The Lost Generation expressed revolt by two concrete avenues: a bohemian, nonconformist way of living and engagement with political radical ideas. They rejected the tidy, respectable norms of the old order by choosing a bohemian lifestyle—in places like Paris, they embraced unconventional art, spontaneity, and a lifestyle that flouted traditional morality and middle‑class propriety. At the same time, many of them grappled with social and political critique, aligning with radical or leftist ideas that questioned capitalism, war, and imperialism. Put together, their rebellion shows up as both how they lived and how they thought about society, not just in mood or feeling. Options that center on mood (despair, cynicism) or on incompatible values (materialism with Puritanism) or that treat the modern world as a setting rather than a form of revolt don’t capture these two active expressions as clearly.