2. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

3. About the Author Born-September 24, 1896 Born-September 24, 1896 Died-December 21, 1940 Died-December 21, 1940 Married Zelda Sayre Married Zelda Sayre Famous works include The Beautiful and the Damned (1922), The Great Gatsby (1925), Tender is the Night (1934) Famous works include The Beautiful and the Damned (1922), The Great Gatsby (1925), Tender is the Night (1934)

4. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Impact on Society Fitzgerald named the 1920’s “The Jazz Age” Fitzgerald named the 1920’s “The Jazz Age” Wrote screenplays for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wrote screenplays for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Created the The Great Gatsby which is said to be the most accurate description of the 1920’s Created the The Great Gatsby which is said to be the most accurate description of the 1920’s

5. The Roaring Twenties While the sense of loss was readily apparent among expatriate American artists who remained in Europe after the war, back home the disillusionment took a less obvious form. While the sense of loss was readily apparent among expatriate American artists who remained in Europe after the war, back home the disillusionment took a less obvious form. America seemed to throw itself headlong into a decade of madcap behavior and materialism, a decade that has come to be called the Roaring Twenties. America seemed to throw itself headlong into a decade of madcap behavior and materialism, a decade that has come to be called the Roaring Twenties.

6. The Jazz Age The era is also known as the Jazz Age, when the music called jazz, promoted by such recent inventions as the phonograph and the radio, swept up from New Orleans to capture the national imagination. The era is also known as the Jazz Age, when the music called jazz, promoted by such recent inventions as the phonograph and the radio, swept up from New Orleans to capture the national imagination. Improvised and wild, jazz broke the rules of music, just as the Jazz Age thumbed its nose at the rules of the past. Improvised and wild, jazz broke the rules of music, just as the Jazz Age thumbed its nose at the rules of the past.

7. The Jazz Age Prohibition was in effect Prohibition was in effect Dances such as the Charleston were popular Dances such as the Charleston were popular Popular sayings included 23 Skidoo, Bee’s Knees Popular sayings included 23 Skidoo, Bee’s Knees Economy was in a “Boom” Economy was in a “Boom”

8. The Flappers Flappers were women who rebelled against the fashion and social norms of the early 1900’s. Flappers were women who rebelled against the fashion and social norms of the early 1900’s. They married at a later age and drank and smoked in public They married at a later age and drank and smoked in public Flappers were known for their carefree lifestyles. Flappers were known for their carefree lifestyles.

9. Flapper Fashion Flappers dressed in shapeless dresses that came to the knee. Flappers dressed in shapeless dresses that came to the knee. Dresses were made to look “boy-like” Dresses were made to look “boy-like” Gender bending was common. Women would try to make themselves look more man-like. Gender bending was common. Women would try to make themselves look more man-like.

10. The New Woman Among the rules broken were the age-old conventions guiding the behavior of women. The new woman demanded the right to vote and to work outside the home. Among the rules broken were the age-old conventions guiding the behavior of women. The new woman demanded the right to vote and to work outside the home. Symbolically, she cut her hair into a boyish “bob” and bared her calves in the short skirts of the fashionable twenties “flapper.” Symbolically, she cut her hair into a boyish “bob” and bared her calves in the short skirts of the fashionable twenties “flapper.” In The Great Gatsby Jordan Baker is such a new type of woman. She is living alone and has equal relationships to men. She is self-confident in dealing with others. Tom comments on her new freedom as a woman. In The Great Gatsby Jordan Baker is such a new type of woman. She is living alone and has equal relationships to men. She is self-confident in dealing with others. Tom comments on her new freedom as a woman.

11. Prohibition Another rule often broken was the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, or Prohibition, which banned the public sale of alcoholic beverages from 1919 until its appeal in 1933. Another rule often broken was the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, or Prohibition, which banned the public sale of alcoholic beverages from 1919 until its appeal in 1933. Speak-easies, nightclubs, and taverns that sold liquor were often raided, and gangsters made illegal fortunes as bootleggers, smuggling alcohol into America from abroad. Speak-easies, nightclubs, and taverns that sold liquor were often raided, and gangsters made illegal fortunes as bootleggers, smuggling alcohol into America from abroad. it was the time of famous gangsters like Al Capone and events like the St. Valentine's Day massacre happened. During that time the Mafia became important in American society. it was the time of famous gangsters like Al Capone and events like the St. Valentine's Day massacre happened. During that time the Mafia became important in American society.

12. Gambling Another gangland activity was illegal gambling. Another gangland activity was illegal gambling. Perhaps the worst scandal involving gambling was the so-called Black Sox Scandal of 1919, in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were indicted for accepting bribes to throw baseball’s World Series. Perhaps the worst scandal involving gambling was the so-called Black Sox Scandal of 1919, in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were indicted for accepting bribes to throw baseball’s World Series.

13. The Automobile The Jazz Age was also an era of reckless spending and consumption, and the most conspicuous status symbol of the time was a flashy new automobile. The Jazz Age was also an era of reckless spending and consumption, and the most conspicuous status symbol of the time was a flashy new automobile. Advertising was becoming the major industry that it is today, and soon advertisers took advantage of new roadways by setting up huge billboards at their sides. Advertising was becoming the major industry that it is today, and soon advertisers took advantage of new roadways by setting up huge billboards at their sides. Both the automobile and a bizarre billboard play important roles in The Great Gatsby. Both the automobile and a bizarre billboard play important roles in The Great Gatsby.

14. The 20s: an age of transition World War I and After "The world must be made safe for democracy" Woodrow Wilson the President had declared, "Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundation of political liberty." --- a spirit of idealism Americans entered the war in 1917. a general disillusionment among the people which caused nervousness: racism, intolerance, violence, Ku Klux Klan, immigrants, political intolerance "ghost of bolshevism" behind every form of social protest/strikes. 1922 foreign policy of Isolationism 1929 Stock Market Crash 1932 New Deal era

15. Books That Define the Time “The Waste Land” by T.S. Eliot: The ultimate indictment of the modern world's loss of personal, moral, and spiritual values. “The Waste Land” by T.S. Eliot: The ultimate indictment of the modern world's loss of personal, moral, and spiritual values. The New Negro by Alain Locke: A hopeful look at the negro in America The New Negro by Alain Locke: A hopeful look at the negro in America Strange Interlude by Eugene O'Neill: A look at 30 years in the life of a modern woman Strange Interlude by Eugene O'Neill: A look at 30 years in the life of a modern woman The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway: The lost generation of expatriates The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway: The lost generation of expatriates Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis: A satirical look at small town life Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis: A satirical look at small town life The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner: Details the moral decay of the Old South The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner: Details the moral decay of the Old South Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston: Black life in a Black community Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston: Black life in a Black community

16. Newspaper Reviews The Baltimore Evening Sun called the plot “no more than a glorified anecdote” and the characters “mere marionettes.” The Baltimore Evening Sun called the plot “no more than a glorified anecdote” and the characters “mere marionettes.” The New York Times called the book “neither profound nor durable.” The New York Times called the book “neither profound nor durable.” The London Times saw it as “undoubtedly a work of great promise” but criticized its “unpleasant” characters. The London Times saw it as “undoubtedly a work of great promise” but criticized its “unpleasant” characters.

17. Settings in The Great Gatsby West Egg- where Nick and Gatsby live, represents new money West Egg- where Nick and Gatsby live, represents new money East Egg- where Daisy lives, the more fashionable area, represents old money East Egg- where Daisy lives, the more fashionable area, represents old money

18. Settings in The Great Gatsby The City- New York City, where the characters escape to for work and play The City- New York City, where the characters escape to for work and play The Valley of Ashes- between the City and West Egg, where Wilson’s The Valley of Ashes- between the City and West Egg, where Wilson’s gas station is gas station is

19. Characters of The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway- the narrator, Daisy’s cousin, Gatsby’s neighbor Nick Carraway- the narrator, Daisy’s cousin, Gatsby’s neighbor Unreliable/reliable narrator Unreliable/reliable narrator

20. Characters of The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby- The self-made wealthy man who lives next door to Nick Carraway and loves Daisy Buchanan Jay Gatsby- The self-made wealthy man who lives next door to Nick Carraway and loves Daisy Buchanan

21. Characters in The Great Gatsby Daisy Buchanan- married to Tom, Gatsby’s love interest before the war, socialite Daisy Buchanan- married to Tom, Gatsby’s love interest before the war, socialite

22. Characters in The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan- Daisy’s husband, has an affair with Myrtle Tom Buchanan- Daisy’s husband, has an affair with Myrtle Myrtle Wilson- Tom’s woman in the city, married to George Myrtle Wilson- Tom’s woman in the city, married to George George Wilson- owns the gas station George Wilson- owns the gas station Jordan Baker- Daisy’s friend, professional golfer Jordan Baker- Daisy’s friend, professional golfer

23. Symbols in The Great Gatsby Green Light- at the end of Daisy’s dock and visible from Gatsby’s mansion. Represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams about Daisy. Green Light- at the end of Daisy’s dock and visible from Gatsby’s mansion. Represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams about Daisy.

24. Symbols in The Great Gatsby The Valley of Ashes- the area between West Egg and New York City. It is a desolate area filled with industrial waste. It represents the social and moral decay of society during the 1920’s. It also shows the negative effects of greed. The Valley of Ashes- the area between West Egg and New York City. It is a desolate area filled with industrial waste. It represents the social and moral decay of society during the 1920’s. It also shows the negative effects of greed.

25. Symbols in The Great Gatsby The Eyes of Dr. T. J. Ekleburg- A decaying billboard in the Valley of Ashes with eyes advertising an optometrist. There are multiple proposed meanings, including the representation of God’s moral judgment on society. The Eyes of Dr. T. J. Ekleburg- A decaying billboard in the Valley of Ashes with eyes advertising an optometrist. There are multiple proposed meanings, including the representation of God’s moral judgment on society.

26. Important Quotes “I hope she’ll be a fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” “I hope she’ll be a fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” Daisy’s description of her daughter “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” –the last line of the novel “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” –the last line of the novel

27. Important Quotes "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made." – Nick’s description of Tom and Daisy "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made." – Nick’s description of Tom and Daisy

28. The American Dream Gatsby is the ideal image of one who has achieved the American Dream. Gatsby is the ideal image of one who has achieved the American Dream. What is the American Dream and who has achieved it in our time? What is the American Dream and who has achieved it in our time?

29. American Dream Cont.

30. Old Money Vs. New Money New Money: New Money: Someone who has achieved the American Dream Someone who has achieved the American Dream Not as respected in the 1920’s Not as respected in the 1920’s Old Money Money from family wealth Born rich Not earned through work done by yourself Respected above all in the 1920’s

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