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English 11B

English 11B. Ms Smith Mrs Hernandez. The great gatsby. THINK ABOUT IT. 4) Prohibition – 5) Gangsters –. Define the following: 1) The Roaring 20s – 2) Jazz - 3) Flappers -. The roaring 20s. Known as a time of change in America The economy was booming!

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English 11B

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  1. English 11B Ms Smith Mrs Hernandez

  2. The great gatsby

  3. THINK ABOUT IT • 4) Prohibition – • 5) Gangsters – • Define the following: • 1) The Roaring 20s – • 2) Jazz - • 3) Flappers -

  4. The roaring 20s • Known as a time of change in America • The economy was booming! • New inventions: refrigerators, cars, movies • More people lived in cities • More money $$$ • Beginning of a consumer society • “New woman” – voting rights, fashion, 9 million employed, drinking in public, independent

  5. jazz • Music changed too! • Whimsical and happy. Meant for dancing and encouraged close movements. • Greats such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and George Gershwin brought jazz to the clubs, broadway and the masses. • Ragtime, swing, big band & Blues emerged.

  6. flappers • The new, liberal, city woman • Cut her hair short • Wore lots of makeup • Wore shortened dresses • More freedom to work, date, dance, vote, drink, and go out to have fun

  7. prohibition

  8. PROHIBITION • The 18th Amendment (1919) prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol. • Although alcohol was illegal it was distributed through" bootleggers“ and sold in “Speakeasies”. • Bootlegging means the production and sale of liquor. • A Speakeasy was an illegal nightclub that sold lots of alcohol (and people danced to Big Band Jazz). • It was the time of famous gangsters like Al Capone (famous bootlegger). • The introduction of the Mafia to American society.

  9. 1920s gangsters • Beginning of organized crime: • Al Capone • Made lots of money off of illegally making, selling, and distributing alcohol • Was able to manipulate rich & poor • Wealthy but seen as dumb immigrant/lowlife

  10. The american dream • Jay Gatsby =American Dream (??). • Think Pair Share: • What is the American Dream? • Who has achieved it?

  11. THE AMERICAN DREAM • “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.” • -People immigrated to America • to pursue this very dream. • *IT’S ALL ABOUT THE • BENJAMINS BABY!

  12. JUST LIVIN’ THE DREAM?

  13. DISCUSSION • What is the difference between • A) OLD MONEY • And • B) NEW MONEY

  14. Old money 1920s

  15. New money 1920s

  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 wealthy • Not earned through work done by yourself • Respected above all in the 1920s

  17. VOCABULARY CHART • 1) RESERVED • 2) PRIVY • 3) FEIGN • 4) LEVITY • 5) TOLERANCE

  18. CHARACTERS • JAY GATSBY • The self-made wealthy man who lives next door to Nick Carraway and loves Daisy Buchanan.

  19. CHARACTERS • NICK CARRAWAY • The narrator • Daisy’s cousin • Gatsby’s neighbor

  20. CHARACTERS • DAISY BUCHANAN • Married to Tom • Gatsby’s love interest before the war • Old Money socialite

  21. CHARACTERS • TOM BUCHANAN • Daisy’s husband • Has an affair with Myrtle • Old Money • Arrogant

  22. CHARACTERS • MYRTLE WILSON • Tom’s woman in the city • Married to George • Poor • Voluptuous and sexual

  23. CHARACTERS • JORDAN BAKER • Daisy’s friend • Professional golfer • Independent • Old Money

  24. WILL THEY FIND LOVE TOGETHER?

  25. THE GREAT GATSBY You are about to read one of the greatest books ever written

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