The Great Gatsby: Context

Roaring Twenties
1. Term to describe 1920s in western world
2. Economic prosperity - nation's wealth doubled between 1920-1929
3. More lived in urban areas, electricity invented
Jazz Age
1. Characterised as a period of carefree self-indulgence, wealth, freedom
2. Increased prosperity
Prohibition
1. Sale & manufacture of alcohol prevented by law 1920-1933
2. Many bootleggers became rich - Gatsby
3. Due to national mood turning against alcohol for religious & moral reasons
Flappers
1. Fashionable young women intent on enjoying themselves
2. Disregarded conventional behaviour standards
3. Represented new type of modern woman - less feminine, dressed less conservatively
New Technology & Transport
1. Radio, silent movies
2. First car - Ford, low cost trains - easier to travel e.g. to New York
3. Advancement in medicine
Conspicuous Consumption
1. Lavish spending on goods and services to display income or wealth
2. To attain/maintain social status
3. Only done publicly
The American Dream
1. New values in 1920s - instead of wanting equality, people wanted to get as rich as possible
2. Traditional values - equality, enjoying life, pursuit of happiness
3. Novel represents decline of it

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