1. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Understanding the times helps to understand the novel

2. Warm Up  What is the American Dream to you?  http://youtu.be/hNtKt1WQcZ4 http://youtu.be/hNtKt1WQcZ4  Do you think that the idea of the American Dream is still possible?  How does one reach the American Dream? http://youtu.be/iYGc8-L_NmE

3. Influence of World War I  World War I ended in 1918.  Disillusioned because of the war  “The Lost Generation.”  First war with modern weaponry.  20 million people died.

4. Post WWI Influences  Americans abandoned small towns in exchange for urban living  Economy prospered as Americans tried to forget troubles of war - frivolous spending - illegal liquor - immorality

5. Roaring Twenties  Economy booming  America partied  Organized crime  Prohibition Act  Decline of moral standards

6. SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE OF CHANGE  popularity of jazz  change of the status of women  fascination with the dream of success ($$$$$$)

7. Prohibition  18 th Amendment to Constitution prohibited manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages  Bootlegging  Boardwalk Empire Boardwalk Empire  Mob activity increased to supply the demand for what was once legal  Mafia/ Al Capone/ St. Valentine’s Day Massacre  Passed in 1919/ Appealed in 1933

8. F. Scott Fitzgerald Bio  Write 5 facts you feel influenced The Great Gatsby writer F. Scott Fitzgerald  http://youtu.be/PL05VV040Ls http://youtu.be/PL05VV040Ls

9. Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?  1896-1940  He attended Princeton University.  1917 joined the army.  Published Gatsby in 1925.  Regarded as the speaker of the Jazz Age.  After Gatsby, considered a failure in any of his other writing, became a drunk  His wife ended up in countless mental facilities.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN183rJltNM

10. F. Scott Fitzgerald's Purpose for Gatsby  He was a part of the “Jazz Age,” participating in the wealth, decadence, and partying BUT  He never felt quite comfortable in this scene. This book is criticizing the declining morals and values of society in the roaring 20’s.  “I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life” –Nick Carraway The Great Gatsby

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

12. Characters of The Great Gatsby  Nick Carraway- the narrator, Daisy’s cousin, Gatsby’s neighbor  Daisy Buchanan- married to Tom, Gatsby’s love interest before the war, socialite

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

14. Setting  Long Island, NY during the 1920s (approximately 1925).  West Egg: A ‘hood in the Long Island area. New money. Rich people who have made money rather than inherited it.  East Egg: A ‘hood in the Long Island area. Old money. Rich people who have inherited money going back generations.  The Valley of Ashes: a poor area between Long Island and Manhattan.  Manhattan: Manhattan.

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

16. Old Money Vs. New Money New Money:  Someone who has achieved the American Dream  Not as respected in the 1920’s Old Money:  Money from family wealth  Born rich  Respected above all in the 1920’s

17. WHAT IS THE AMERICAN DREAM?  It describes an attitude of hope and faith that looks forward to the fulfillment of human wishes and desires. “We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Gatsby is a character who represents this DREAM.

18. FAILURE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM  Poverty  Discrimination  Exploitation  Hypocrisy  Corruption  Suppression

19. Character Roundup:  You will be given a list of attributes that correspond to the characters in the novel. Start by identifying who you are. Don’t show anyone this information.  You need to find the other three characters in the novel.  Your classmates have been given attributes for those characters.  You can ask each classmates ONE question each. For example, are you rich? Are you married? Do you die at the end of the novel...  Do not tell your classmates who you are. They need to figure it out.  Once you have all five characters identified, you WIN!

20. Closure: Crash Course  What elements of 1920’s contributed to the literature?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOR1XCMf7A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOR1XCMf7A