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The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald. F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1896-1940 Biography: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL05VV040Ls This Side of Paradise – new youth culture The Great Gatsby was published in 1925 Similarities between Fitzgerald and Gatsby. The Roaring Twenties. Prohibition

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The Great Gatsby

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  1. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald

  2. F. Scott Fitzgerald • 1896-1940 • Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL05VV040Ls • This Side of Paradise – new youth culture • The Great Gatsby was published in 1925 • Similarities between Fitzgerald and Gatsby

  3. The Roaring Twenties • Prohibition • Volstead Act 1919 – illegal to manufacture/sell • Speakeasies • American Gangsters • Ended in 1933 (*Mississippi- 1966) • Economy • Second Industrial Revolution • Automobile- increasing demand ($250) • 19th amendment- right to vote for women; jobs • Jazz Age • “Flapper”

  4. The Decline • Stock Market Crash – 1929 • The Great Depression (after) • *Gatsby was published before these events

  5. Main Characters • Jay Gatsby • Well known for his parties, in love with Daisy, self-made “new money” • Nick Carraway • Narrator, neighbor of Gatsby, cousin of Daisy • Daisy Buchanan • Met and fell in love with Gatsby in Kentucky, now married to Tom • Tom Buchanan • Extremely wealthy, “old money”

  6. Characters • Jordan Baker • Daisy’s friend, golfer, love interest-?! • Myrtle Wilson • Tom’s mistress, unhappy in her marriage • George Wilson • Married to/loves Myrtle, owner of an auto garage • Meyer Wolfsheim • Gatsby’s business partner, gambler (World Series)

  7. Themes • Wealth • Hope • Friendship • Outward appearances v. actualities • The Past • Dishonesty • Carelessness • The American Dream

  8. Symbols • East Egg v. West Egg • The green light • The valley of ashes • The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

  9. Cover Activity • 1. Identify the colors – do you think they have any significance? • 2. Identify the details – what do you think they symbolize? • 3. Describe the tone – what kind of scene is the cover illustration trying to paint? • 4. Make a prediction – predict the plot of the novel based on the book cover and what you know so far

  10. Jigsaw Activity • Groups: • 1. The Jazz Age • 2. Prohibition • 3. Literature and Entertainment in the 1920s • 4. New York in the 1920s • 5. The Stock Market Crash and Great Depression • *Thursday- BG info quiz

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