Do you agree with the “Lost Generation” of American writers’ lament th

Do you agree with the “Lost Generation” of American writers’ lament that in the 1920s “America had become a nation of conspicuous consumption, awash in materialism and devoid of spiritual vitality”?

Use specific events from the 1920s to explain your answer.

ANSWER
Consider: the 1920s was a “Prosperity Decade” when incomes and the standard of living were rising for many Americans; higher incomes pushed, and advertising and installment buying pulled Americans into mass consumption; Americans spent money buying “things,” and enjoyed doing it while the wealthy greedily speculated in the stock market.