Ms. Brown. What do you think the “American Dream” is? PLEASE DO NOW (PDN)

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Ms. Brown

What do you think the “American Dream” is? PLEASE DO NOW (PDN)

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Born in Minnesota on September 24, 1896 He first was a manufacturer of wicker furniture, he failed at that and then worked for Procter & Gamble. When we was dismissed from there he wrote his first mystery story. Published by his school in the News Paper. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

 Written in France in  The theme was The Jazz Age/ Roaring Twenties.  Gatsby is a “rich man” from a wealthy family who has passed away. (Lie)  Is about the American Dream  Finding love THE GREAT GATSBY

1920’s Stock Market crashed in October 1929 United States entered Word War I Flappers White Socks threw the World Series Prohibition Jazz Age Women had bobbed hair THE ROARING TWENTIES

Our first project on “THE AMERICAN DREAM” PROJECT

Uprooted from The Declaration Of Independence. o “"all men are created equal“ o Having Rights including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." o Home ownership- the want to own a house. o Ethics- immigrants seeking the way of life the Americans had. o Upward mobility- getting a raise at work or being promoted, having a bigger family, moving into a bigger house. THE AMERICAN DREAM