THE CONTINUATION OF THE TRADITION OF AMERICAN MODERNIST LITERATURE IN THE NOVEL "AS I LAY DYING" BY WILLIAM FAULKNER

Abstract

American literature of the 20th century is unique due to the variety of literary trends and genres. Many famous authors such as Ernest Hemingway, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Henry James, Sherwood Anderson enriched their literary movements such as realism, naturalism, regionalism, and modernism with creative products of various genres.

The writers of the last 20th century realized that the desire to transform the world from a place of pain and mourning into a paradise, and most importantly, to educate the "new man of the new century" is full of illusions. They realized their powerlessness to prevent world wars, racial, national or religious conflicts. But in the fire and sacrifices of the 20th century, this steadfast truth was achieved: "A man can be killed, but he cannot be defeated" (E. Hemingway) won.