The Great Gatsby
General background information about the time of the 1920s, and a brief context of the storyline.
- Created by: Sophlouise_123
- Created on: 05-01-17 11:11
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- The Great Gatsby
- Context
- Francis Scott Fitzgerald –
Born September 24th, 1896 + raised in St.Paul,
Minnesota
- Never graduated from college - enlisted in the army in 1917
- Novel was influenced by his wife's antics.
- Storyline was set in a 3 month period.
- Main location: Long Island, New York. Occasionally moves to Manhattan.
- Set during the Jazz Age in the 1920s.
- Main location: Long Island, New York. Occasionally moves to Manhattan.
- Francis Scott Fitzgerald –
Born September 24th, 1896 + raised in St.Paul,
Minnesota
- War
- The end of WW1, also known as 'The Great War'.
- Music + entertainment
- "The Jazz Age"
- Bessie Smith
- Bing Crosby
- Gene Krupa
- Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
- The Boswell Sisters
- Art Deco
- "The Lost Generations" was the name given to American writers, poets and artists who lived in Europe in the 1920s.
- Famous people
- Coco Chanel
- Gloria Swanson (actress)
- Al Capone (Gangster)
- Albert Einstein
- Charlie Chaplin (Actor)
- "The Jazz Age"
- Class & Wealth
- Divorce rates increased
- Greater freedom - Charleston
- Divorce rates increased
- The government
- The Prohibition or "the noble experiment" - banned production, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933.
- This was because of the high rates of organised crime, poverty, and corruption.
- Immigration Act
- Restrictions were made on immigration legislations. There were bans on East Asians, Indians and Africans
- Taxes benefitted the wealthy.
- The Prohibition or "the noble experiment" - banned production, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933.
- Women of the time
- Their rights to vote were just accepted and legalised - August 18th 1920
- Women were given the right to work in 1920
- Role changes - women dressed more masculine and wore shorter dresses.
- More freedom - more leisure time
- Context
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