August 1927 Issue [Article] The nature of hokum Adjust Share by Katharine Fullerton Gerould , This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Attitudes Cynicism Hypocrisy Hypocrisy in literature Popular culture Sentimentalism Sentimentalism in art Sentimentalism in literature Truth in literature United States Youth More from Katharine Fullerton Gerould Postwar reflections The man who made Mulvaney Can pacifists be patriots? Adjust Share