Why were prominent American writers of the 1920s called the “lost generation”?

The “lost generation” refers to writers who felt disillusioned and unsettled after World War I. They struggled to find meaning and adjust to the changed society of the postwar era, which is why choice A is correct. The term does not mean they lost their creativity, were all physically wounded, or lost books in Europe.

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