The twentieth century was an era of radical change. New concepts of inter-personal relations, social structures, political mechanisms, ethics, gender divides, national boundaries, and ethnic awareness challenged and redefined existing values and experiences. These rapid changes—sometimes occurring in the blink of an eye—left us often incapable of grasping what was happening in society but regrets for losses and confusions of sorts. The internet and virtual technology (eg. computer games) also altered perceptions of the world and sense of community and history. Some lifestyles disappeared completely while some social norms and values have been maintained with a great deal of sweat and pain. Although social changes run unrelentingly fast, the meaning of human existence, and our future, cannot be outlined without a consideration for our history. With its mission to create, confirm, and negate the new chapter in history which it opened, twentieth century literature is a rich, diverse subject with much conflict.