The Great Gatsby- Context

The Legacy of WW1
1. Gatsby fought in war
  1. Won war medals
    1. Montenegro
  2. Nick thought he was lying
2. USA suffered very few losses
  1. Only joined in 1917
  2. Led to glorification of war
  3. Disillusionment
The Jazz Age
1. New money
2. Flappers
3. Consumerism
4. Prohibition of alcohol
The Criminal Underworld
1. Al Capone
  1. Most famous gangster of 1920s
  2. Bootlegger
2. Meyer Wolfsheim
  1. Gambler
  2. Fixed 1919 World Series
    1. Baseball
    2. Real event
3. Gatsby
  1. Served illegal alcohol at parties
  2. Used drug-stores to sell alcohol
    1. Whisky could be prescribed by doctors for medicinal purposes
4. Jordan cheating at golf
Women and Flappers
1. Jordan Baker
  1. Plays golf
    1. Defies femininity of Victorian era
    2. Masculine sport
2. Characteristics
  1. Short skirts
  2. Bobbed hair
  3. Makeup
  4. Smoking
3. Right to vote
  1. 1920
4. Zelda Sayre
  1. Fitzgerald's wife
  2. Prime example of a flapper
The American Dream
1. Hard work= success (rich)
2. Wall Street Crash
  1. After publication of Gatsby
  2. 1929
  3. American Dream ruined
3. Gatsby
  1. Hopes to impress Daisy with wealth
    1. Ultimately unsuccessful
  2. Rags to riches
    1. Came from poor family
    2. Became rich via crime
4. George Wilson
  1. Plans to leave VoA with Myrtle to find new life
Mass Production and Advertising
1. Dr T.J. Eckleburg
  1. Optometrist
  2. Eyes of God
    1. Omniscient
    2. Religion replaced with consumerism
2. 'Money can't buy happiness'
  1. Gatsby opposes this
    1. Needs wealth to please Daisy
      1. Daisy= source of happiness
      2. Parties
      3. House
The Entertainment Industry
1. Gilda Gray's understudy

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