The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald

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American Pop Culture in the 1920s Radios—news, politics, music Radios—news, politics, music Movies—The Jazz Singer was the first “talkie” in Movies—The Jazz Singer was the first “talkie” in The Flapper Girl—She smoke, drank, danced, and voted. She wore makeup, shortened her hemline, and wore her hair in a “bob” The Flapper Girl—She smoke, drank, danced, and voted. She wore makeup, shortened her hemline, and wore her hair in a “bob”

American Pop Culture of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance—produced writers like Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen, and Claude McKay Harlem Renaissance—produced writers like Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen, and Claude McKay Writers of the 1920s—F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemmingway Writers of the 1920s—F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemmingway

Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald? Born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1986 and died in 1940 Born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1986 and died in 1940 Named after his cousin Francis Scott Key (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald) Named after his cousin Francis Scott Key (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald) Married Zelda Sayre from Montgomery, Alabama Married Zelda Sayre from Montgomery, Alabama Member of “The Lost Generation”—friends with Hemmingway Member of “The Lost Generation”—friends with Hemmingway Coined the term “Jazz Age” Coined the term “Jazz Age”

Color Symbolism in Gatsby Yellow—money and death Yellow—money and death White—innocence and femininity White—innocence and femininity Blue—Gatsby’s illusions Blue—Gatsby’s illusions Gray—lifelessness Gray—lifelessness Green—life, vitality, the future, and exploration Green—life, vitality, the future, and exploration

Who is Jay Gatsby? “Gasby is the American self-made— indeed, self-invented—man. He believes in the American Dream of success; he fulfills it; he confuses it with Daisy; he is betrayed by it. The appellation great as applied to Gatsby reverberated with irony.” “Gasby is the American self-made— indeed, self-invented—man. He believes in the American Dream of success; he fulfills it; he confuses it with Daisy; he is betrayed by it. The appellation great as applied to Gatsby reverberated with irony.”