Post-war England of the 1920s and 1930s was the setting for Evelyn Waugh's early satirical novels, including Vile Bodies. Waugh, an author best known for his highly satirical fiction, published his novel Vile Bodies in 1930 right in the middle of the period between the Great Wars. Due to the historical events that occupied England at the time, much of the British literature of the late 1920s and early 1930s was concerned with the modernist movement, which dealt with the idea of ​​young women's individualism generations. Through the use of important yet highly satirical characters, Waugh strives to criticize his modernist generation for its unsuccessful transition to Modernism, both on an individual and political/institutional level. He does this by defining his typical characters as ignorant, self-centered, and hypocritical in their disastrous move toward individualism. Through the use of satire, the issues presented by Waugh in Vile Bodies are heavily influenced by the time period in which the novel was written. Britain, in the late 1920s and early 1930s, was on the timeline between the Great Wars. Thus, the novel's placement in history shifts its focus not only to the emergence of the Second World War, but also to the depressed post-war economy of Britain at the time. Some of the most important ideas that developed during this time period embraced the idea of ​​change in areas such as religion, science, art, social rules, literature, and economic and political conditions – changes that very often brought about to a feeling of “loss”. of the community” (Wellman, 327). Due to the nature and changes taking place during this period, the idea of ​​modernism also played an important role in Britain… middle of paper… the importance placed on individualism. Because, although he "blinkingly accepts whatever outrageous turn of fortune [he] may encounter" (Twayne, 43), he is still the only character who displays a feeling of emptiness and disillusionment regarding the constant search for fun that is seen in everyone the others. characters. Adam questions the generation's way of life "do you ever feel like things just can't go on much longer" and states that he "would give anything in the world for something different" (Waugh, 273). Furthermore, he even goes so far as to criticize the endless parties and games as “succession and repetition of massed humanity…those vile bodies…” (Waugh, 171). Even though Adam seems to have glimmers of understanding of the destruction this generation is causing, he still feels stuck in the vicious cycle created by this lifestyle..