Ms Smith Mrs Hernandez. THE GREAT GATSBY Define the following: 1) The Roaring 20s – 2) Jazz - 3) Flappers - 4) Prohibition – 5) Gangsters – THINK ABOUT.

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Ms Smith Mrs Hernandez

THE GREAT GATSBY

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

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 THE ROARING 20S

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. JAZZ

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 FLAPPERS

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. PROHIBITION

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 1920S GANGSTERS

Jay Gatsby =American Dream (??). Think Pair Share: What is the American Dream? Who has achieved it? 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! THE AMERICAN DREAM

JUST LIVIN’ THE DREAM?

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

OLD MONEY 1920S

NEW MONEY 1920S

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 OLD MONEY VS NEW MONEY

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

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

NICK CARRAWAY The narrator Daisy’s cousin Gatsby’s neighbor CHARACTERS

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

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

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

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

WILL THEY FIND LOVE TOGETHER?

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