Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Questions Explored How do people achieve true happiness?

Published byHollie Allison Modified over 5 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "Questions Explored How do people achieve true happiness?"— Presentation transcript:

1 Questions Explored How do people achieve true happiness?
What value do we place on money? Can we live to achieve a dream from our past?

2 The Great Gatsby

3 Roaring ’20s Economic boom Great prosperity–
wages for working class increased 20% Technological advancements Washing machines, radios, cars Electrified households increased from 16% to two-thirds Lively culture Obsession with celebrity Babe Ruth, F. Scott Fitzgerald Industry Mass production blurred lines of class Advertising Mass consumption promoted by billboards Racism and Immigration KKK revitalization Breakdown of traditional mores Prohibition

4 The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald explores “modern” America
Middle West represents a simpler time East represents modern 1920s The narrator, Nick Carraway, is thrust into a world of money and glamour, highlighting the sharp contrast of ideals during the 1920s.

5 Modernism Begins just before WW1 (1914) and ends just before WW2 (1945) World War I destroyed the illusion that acting virtuously brought about good.  Based on the disruption and destruction of WWI WW1, new technologies, industrialization, and changing morals left people wondering: What was becoming of the world? Authors John Steinbeck, E.E. Cummings, Sylvia Plath, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway

6 Focus/ Philosophy Reflects an awareness of societal evils and of man's capacity for cruelty.  Perceived decline of civilization Saw capitalism and industrialization as alienating the individual

7 Style/ Characteristics
Disjointed and nonlinear narratives (stream of consciousness)– often leaves the reader wondering: Where is this novel going? First-person limited narrator-- often unreliable; prevalent use of personal pronouns Broken dialogue Themes of loss and exile Alienated and lonely characters Irony, satire, symbolism, and comparisons were often heavily employed to point out society's evils. Use of allusions

Download ppt "Questions Explored How do people achieve true happiness?"

Similar presentations

Background Information The Great Gatsby. Modernism in Literature Began after World War I; influenced a change in beliefs about the world Reflection of.

Background Information The Great Gatsby. Modernism in Literature Began after World War I; influenced a change in beliefs about the world Reflection of.
The Moderns. The American Dream – First Element The first central idea of the American dream was America as a new Eden. It was a land of beauty, bounty,

The Moderns. The American Dream – First Element The first central idea of the American dream was America as a new Eden. It was a land of beauty, bounty,
Modernism in Literature What is it? When and why did it happen? Don’t confuse the Modernist movement with the standard dictionary definition of modern:

Modernism in Literature What is it? When and why did it happen? Don’t confuse the Modernist movement with the standard dictionary definition of modern:
The Moderns 1900-1950. Origins “The Great War”: WWI changed the American voice in fiction “The Great War”: WWI changed the American voice in fiction At.

The Moderns Origins “The Great War”: WWI changed the American voice in fiction “The Great War”: WWI changed the American voice in fiction At.
Published: 1925 Setting: Long Island and New York City - Summer 1922.

Published: 1925 Setting: Long Island and New York City - Summer 1922.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
1914-1939.  The period between the two World Wars was called a “traumatic coming of age.”  America had moved from an farming nation to an urban nation.

 The period between the two World Wars was called a “traumatic coming of age.”  America had moved from an farming nation to an urban nation.
200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Unit 1 Narrative Unit 4 Unit 5More Unit 5 Literarypedia.

Unit 1 Narrative Unit 4 Unit 5More Unit 5 Literarypedia.
Gatsby Bellringer # 14-11-12 1. Define what you think is the “stereotypical” American Dream. 2. Where do you think this idea of the American Dream comes.

Gatsby Bellringer # Define what you think is the “stereotypical” American Dream. 2. Where do you think this idea of the American Dream comes.
About the Author F. Scott Fitzgerald Born-September 24, 1896 Died-December 21, 1940 Married Zelda Sayre Famous works include The Great Gatsby The Beautiful.

About the Author F. Scott Fitzgerald Born-September 24, 1896 Died-December 21, 1940 Married Zelda Sayre Famous works include The Great Gatsby The Beautiful.
1910-1945.  New and innovative  In literature,  In Painting  In Music  And other arts.

 New and innovative  In literature,  In Painting  In Music  And other arts.
The Roaring ’20s. Technological Boom “Mass production leads to mass consumption” –Automobiles –Urban Centers Grow.

The Roaring ’20s. Technological Boom “Mass production leads to mass consumption” –Automobiles –Urban Centers Grow.
Modernist Literature. International literary and cultural movement of the early 20 th century Reflected a sense of cultural crisis which was both exciting.

Modernist Literature. International literary and cultural movement of the early 20 th century Reflected a sense of cultural crisis which was both exciting.
American Modernism An introduction to Modern Literature, the world in which it existed, and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.

American Modernism An introduction to Modern Literature, the world in which it existed, and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.
& INTRO TO THE GREAT GATSBY Modernism. Historical Context 1914-1918 - World War I 1920-Women gain the right to vote 1920s  alcohol is outlawed  Falling.

& INTRO TO THE GREAT GATSBY Modernism. Historical Context World War I 1920-Women gain the right to vote 1920s  alcohol is outlawed  Falling.
Modernism Post WWI 1910-1940’s. Modernism Reflects a sense of cultural crisis Reflects a sense of cultural crisis Knowledge is not absolute Knowledge.

Modernism Post WWI ’s. Modernism Reflects a sense of cultural crisis Reflects a sense of cultural crisis Knowledge is not absolute Knowledge.
King Faisal University جامعة الملك فيصل Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education عمادة التعليم الإكتروني والتعلم عن بعد [ ] 1 جامعة الملك فيصل عمادة.

King Faisal University جامعة الملك فيصل Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education عمادة التعليم الإكتروني والتعلم عن بعد [ ] 1 جامعة الملك فيصل عمادة.
The Great Gatsby A look at the Jazz Age, Modernism, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The Great Gatsby A look at the Jazz Age, Modernism, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The Modern Age I had a world, and it slipped away from me. War blew up more than the bodies of men...It blew ideas away. Sherwood Anderson.

The Modern Age I had a world, and it slipped away from me. War blew up more than the bodies of men...It blew ideas away. Sherwood Anderson.
Literary Modernism. Tenets of Literary Modernism Nonlinearity of plot or sequence (think Inception ) Irony and satire: critique of society Voices and.

Literary Modernism. Tenets of Literary Modernism Nonlinearity of plot or sequence (think Inception ) Irony and satire: critique of society Voices and.

Similar presentations

Ads by Google