The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald The

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald o o o o Born: Sept 24, 1896 Named after ancestor (Francis Scott Key) 1913 - enrolled in Princeton University (didn’t graduate) 1917 – enlisted in army Fell in love with Zelda Sayre She agreed to marry him once he was a success 1920 – his book This Side of Paradise is published

The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald (cont. ) o o o The book is successful; Zelda agrees to marry him Daughter – Frances 1925 – The Great Gatsby Parties and alcoholism Zelda’s breakdown and death Died: 1940 (heart attack)

Great Gatsby Information o o o Time period – 1920’s Setting – East Egg, West Egg, NYC List of Main Characters n n n n Nick Carraway (narrator) Tom Buchanan Daisy Fay Buchanan Jordan Baker Jay Gatsby George Wilson Myrtle Wilson

Prohibition o o The Eighteenth Amendment (1919) to the Constitution forbade the manufacture, sale, import, or export of intoxicating liquors. The Twenty-first Amendment (1933) repealed the Eighteenth Amendment. ALCOHOL

The Roaring Twenties • • Prohibition Speakeasies Bootlegging Organized Crime Jazz Age Dancing Flappers Women’s rights

1920 o o o More people in the city than in the country # of radios in homes – 2, 000 First radio broadcast aired Harlem Renaissance begins League of Nations established 19 th Amendment – women granted the right to vote in the US

1921 o o Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as President of the United States of America Knee length skirts become fashionable The first Miss America pageant First drive-in food place

1922 o o o Flapper dress makes its debut Speakeasies in NYC = 5, 000 First radio commercial broadcast

1923 o o o Hollywood sign goes up Americans see on avg. 1 movie/week President Harding dies Vice President Coolidge becomes President 15 million cars registered in the US Charleston dance becomes popular

1924 o o o # of radios in US homes – 2. 5 million 1 st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Coolidge is reelected

1925 o o Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby Hitler publishes Mein Kampf The first woman Governor of a U. S. state (Wyoming) is elected. The Scopes Trial n n o Evolution in schools debate First trial broadcast over the radio Frisbie invented

1926 o o o 40 hour work week (used to be 84 hour) 1 in 6 Americans owns a car 1 st supermarket Mae West – arrested for moving navel during play US woman swims the English Channel Deaths due to bad booze in NYC = 750

1927 o o o Charles Lindbergh flies solo across the Atlantic Ocean First talking movie (The Jazz Singer) Telephone service is opened between New York City and London (AT&T) Speakeasies in NYC = 30, 000 Deaths due to bad booze in 1 hospital in NYC on New Year’s Eve = 41

1927 (continued) o Al “Scarface” Capone earnings n n $100 million – alcohol sales $30 million – protection business $25 million – gambling $10 million – vice and sundry rackets

1928 o o o o U. S. signs Briand-Kellogg Pact - outlawing war Amelia Earhart flies across the Atlantic Women compete for the first time in Olympic field events Penicillin discovered 1 st televisions are sold - $75 Mickey Mouse in first cartoon Divorce rate – 1 in 6 marriages

1929 o o Empire State Building construction begins Speakeasies in NYC = 32, 000 – 100, 000 Speakeasies in Chicago = 10, 000 Valentine’s Day Massacre n o o “Bugs” Moran gang killed by Al Capone’s men Car radio invented Stock Market crash n n n October 29 “Black Tuesday” $9 billion lost on that one day

1920’s compared to today

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Assignment o o What would the US be without the following 1920’s events/inventions? Pick one from the following list and write 50 words in your journal explaining your opinion. « « « « « Radio Car radio Television Miss America Pageant Prohibition Fast food places 40 hour work week Skyscrapers Penicillin