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The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Roaring 20’s The Jazz Age. WWI is over! Great relief, but disillusionment. Characteristics of the Age. Spectacular economic growth Rise in prosperity, but great disparity between the rich and the poor. Far reaching Social Change.

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The Great Gatsby

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  1. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald

  2. The Roaring 20’s The Jazz Age • WWI is over! • Great relief, but disillusionment.

  3. Characteristics of the Age • Spectacular economic growth • Rise in prosperity, but great disparity between the rich and the poor

  4. Far reaching Social Change • 18th Amendment to the Constitution, the Volstead Act, ushered in Prohibition • Affects of 18th Amendment • Violence • Crime • Bootleggers • Rumrunners • Women asserted independence by drinking

  5. Far reaching Social Change • 19th Amendment to the Constitution, Woman’s Suffrage • Women asserted their rights and independence

  6. F. Scott Fitzgerald • Born in St. Paul, Minnesota • Enrolled in Princeton, but he left to join the army • Stationed in the South and met Zelda Sayre • Married Zelda after first novel, This Side of Paradise • Turbulent marriage was marked by an extravagant lifestyle, alcoholism, and Zelda’s emotional breakdown

  7. Works • Four novels • The Great Gatsby is most highly praised • Style is “ lushly evocative” • Because of subject matter and style, critics overlooked the themes of The Great Gatsby

  8. Themes • Position class, wealth, social standing Gatsby’s whole focus on life is to attain money and status to sustain a certain position in life. From their position in life, Daisy and Tom look down at people from their position in life.

  9. “ Age of the Automobile” • Increase in cars manufactured from 7 million in 1919 to 23 million in 1929

  10. Scandals • Chicago Black Sox Scandal • Teapot Dome Scandal • Gangster and Police Corruption

  11. Carelessness • Irresponsible lifestyle • Many authors of the roaring 20’s criticized the decadent lifestyle. • Daisy and Tom are careless with their lives due to their position in life.

  12. Symbolism • The Green Light • Something/Someone a person longs for and is off in the distance

  13. The Eyes of T.J. Eckleburg • The eyes look over the situation objectively, but offer judgment of characters and their actions. • Crimes go unpunished. The eyes look on and remind the characters of their actions.

  14. East and West Egg • Class and Social Standing pose a barrier for almost every character. • Setting of story is also East Egg and West Egg. • Gatsby is enticed by a green light coming from the East. It represents what he can’t have, Daisy. • Daisy lives on the East Egg.

  15. Water • Water serves as a substantial physical barrier separating people

  16. Vocabulary WordLook the words up in the dictionary! • Chapter 1 Chapter 2 • Acute Ambiguously Complacency Obscure • Epigram • Levity

  17. Vocabulary Words Continued Chapter 3 Chapter 4 • Impetuously Disconcerting • Innuendo Sporadic

  18. Vocabulary Words Continued • Chapter 5 Chapter 6 • Gaudily Ramifications • Scrutinized Laudable • Scanty Dilatory

  19. Vocabulary Words • Chapter 7 Chapter 8 • Boisterously Strata • Libertine Benediction • Stagnant Transitory Chapter 9 Addenda Superfluous

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