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...to conclude the 19th century was far more optimistic than the 20th century. Consider just these facts: the industrial revolution brought employment, a higher standard of life for many people, conveniences and the real potential for becoming immensely wealthy if one had drive and creativity. The early 20th century brought the war that was to end all wars but a mere twenty years later, another world war began. The same generation who had fought in the first world war also fought in the second one along with their sons.
Many authors captured the differences of these two centuries, particularly the latter part of the 19th century as compared to the early and mid-20th century. Sigmund Freud addressed the issues in Thoughts for the Times on War and Death, written just six months after World War I began in 1915 and Jose Ortega y Gassett also...