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Life in the 1920s
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Events in the 1920s WWI ends on November 11, 1918 (Armistice) 1918 - 1929: Known as the Jazz Age January 1919: 18th Amendment prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of all alcoholic beverages During the 1920s organized crime thrived in part because of bootlegging and speakeasies August 1920: 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote November 1920: First radio broadcast (beginning of mass media and mass media advertising = roaring 20s) 1925: Flapper dress introduced (represents not just fashion, but also changing roles and values in society) 1923-1929: industrial output and products almost doubled in production WWI ends on November 11, 1918 (Armistice) 1918 - 1929: Known as the Jazz Age January 1919: 18th Amendment prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of all alcoholic beverages During the 1920s organized crime thrived in part because of bootlegging and speakeasies August 1920: 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote November 1920: First radio broadcast (beginning of mass media and mass media advertising = roaring 20s) 1925: Flapper dress introduced (represents not just fashion, but also changing roles and values in society) 1923-1929: industrial output and products almost doubled in production
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1925: Harlem Renaissance thrived (musical, written, and artistic African American movement and growth, often in urban centers) 1926: Ford Motor Company begins paying $6 a day wages and established the 40-hour work week 1927: Charles Lindbergh makes first solo flight around the world. October 1927: First talking movie, The Jazz Singer February 1929: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre October 29, 1929 Stock Market crashes and ends the recklessness of the Jazz Age 1925: Harlem Renaissance thrived (musical, written, and artistic African American movement and growth, often in urban centers) 1926: Ford Motor Company begins paying $6 a day wages and established the 40-hour work week 1927: Charles Lindbergh makes first solo flight around the world. October 1927: First talking movie, The Jazz Singer February 1929: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre October 29, 1929 Stock Market crashes and ends the recklessness of the Jazz Age
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1896 Named for his ancestor, Francis Scott Key (Star- Spangled Banner composer) Family was part of upper middle class society He struggled in school and in sports, but was a good writer even in his youth. Attended Princeton University in 1913 Served in U.S. Army from 1917-1919, but no service overseas While stationed in Alabama, met and fell in love with Zelda Sayre. Zelda was beautiful, exciting, and somewhat unstable. She was often called a flapper! Born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1896 Named for his ancestor, Francis Scott Key (Star- Spangled Banner composer) Family was part of upper middle class society He struggled in school and in sports, but was a good writer even in his youth. Attended Princeton University in 1913 Served in U.S. Army from 1917-1919, but no service overseas While stationed in Alabama, met and fell in love with Zelda Sayre. Zelda was beautiful, exciting, and somewhat unstable. She was often called a flapper!
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March 1920 Fitzgerald published his first novel, This Side of Paradise. The novel was an immediate best-seller. In April 1920 he married Zelda (after he gained some wealth) and they moved to New York. In October 1921 they had one child together, a daughter named Frances (nicknamed Scottie). After her birth, they temporarily moved back to Minnesota. Zelda had a mental breakdown in 1930 and was institutionalized in 1934. She would spend the rest of her life in and out of mental hospitals. The Great Gatsby was published in 1925. March 1920 Fitzgerald published his first novel, This Side of Paradise. The novel was an immediate best-seller. In April 1920 he married Zelda (after he gained some wealth) and they moved to New York. In October 1921 they had one child together, a daughter named Frances (nicknamed Scottie). After her birth, they temporarily moved back to Minnesota. Zelda had a mental breakdown in 1930 and was institutionalized in 1934. She would spend the rest of her life in and out of mental hospitals. The Great Gatsby was published in 1925.
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Scott and Zelda lived a life of luxury, but often struggled with money and drinking. They did not have a calm marriage. He published Tender Is the Night in 1934. Fitzgerald began working for Hollywood studios as a writer in the 1930s. He died in 1940 of heart failure. His last work, The Last Tycoon was finish by his friend Edmund Wilson after Fitzgerald’s death. Zelda died about 8 years later in 1948 because of a fire in a mental hospital. (She was in a locked cell and could not escape the fire.) Scott and Zelda lived a life of luxury, but often struggled with money and drinking. They did not have a calm marriage. He published Tender Is the Night in 1934. Fitzgerald began working for Hollywood studios as a writer in the 1930s. He died in 1940 of heart failure. His last work, The Last Tycoon was finish by his friend Edmund Wilson after Fitzgerald’s death. Zelda died about 8 years later in 1948 because of a fire in a mental hospital. (She was in a locked cell and could not escape the fire.)
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F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald
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The Great Gatsby Major Characters in the novel: Nick Carraway (narrator, from the midwest, lives in West Egg) Jay Gatsby (Nick’s mysterious and wealthy neighbor) Daisy Buchanan (Nick’s wealthy cousin who lives in East Egg) Tom Buchanan (Married to Daisy, wealthy, and arrogant) Myrtle and George Wilson (live in the valley of ashes and are not wealthy) Jordan Baker (wealthy golfer, Daisy’s friend, lives in East Egg) Question to ponder… *How are the characters in The Great Gatsby reflective of the 1920s and F. Scott Fitzgeralds’s life? Major Characters in the novel: Nick Carraway (narrator, from the midwest, lives in West Egg) Jay Gatsby (Nick’s mysterious and wealthy neighbor) Daisy Buchanan (Nick’s wealthy cousin who lives in East Egg) Tom Buchanan (Married to Daisy, wealthy, and arrogant) Myrtle and George Wilson (live in the valley of ashes and are not wealthy) Jordan Baker (wealthy golfer, Daisy’s friend, lives in East Egg) Question to ponder… *How are the characters in The Great Gatsby reflective of the 1920s and F. Scott Fitzgeralds’s life?
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Concepts in The Great Gatsby Search for self The American dream “Old” money versus “new” money Isolation Carelessness of the very wealthy Can you repeat the past? Decay of American values Search for self The American dream “Old” money versus “new” money Isolation Carelessness of the very wealthy Can you repeat the past? Decay of American values
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