not only of crime, changing action and roles of women, but also of many other different social and cultural trends. The 1920s was the Progressive era that was a response to the Gilded Age. The Progressive era was filled with many reformers that aimed to reform the social issues like the women’s movement who had started a temperance movement to prohibit people from drinking. The 1920s was also a time of a social gap where the wealthy got more rich and the poor increased and stayed beyond the poverty
associated with the 1920’s, a time full of loss of inhibitions and little self control. The Valley of Ashes also symbolizes the condition in which the poorer American society lived during the 1920s. The description of the Valley of Ashes as a "desolate strip of land" (Fitzgerald 22), allows the reader to recognize the negative personality changes, reflective of the 1920s. Fitzgerald was well known for writing in an almost satirical manner to describe his opinions of the 1920’s. The tragic and coincidental
Comprehension Notes All Fitzgerald wanted for his book to show the 1920s and to be successful like his other book. Although his book was not popular in Fitzgerald’s time, it is very popular today because many copies are still being sold today. Some book that he wrote are This side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, The Vegetable, and from President to postman. After the failure of The Vegetable Fitzgerald abandoned The Great Gatsby. Maxwell Perkins was prompted to commission a full-color, illustrated
The Great Gatsby, written by F.Scott Fitzgerald follows the life of an average man by the name of Nick Carraway. The novel references the 1920s era and the regress of the American Dream. Born in 1896, writer F.Scott Fitzgerald was a flourishing writer known for his works that illustrated the Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby novel, set in the time of the rolling 1920s during the time of the prohibition, revolves around a wealthy, incomprehensible man named Jay Gatsby and is told through the eyes of one of
American dream. The American dream as defined by The Merriam Webster Dictionary is “a happy way of living that is thought of by many Americans as something that can be achieved by anyone in the U.S. especially by working hard”(1). The decade of the 1920s saw a decline in the American dream. The fundamentals of which the country was founded on began to decline, and helped propel the horrific events which consumed American in the 1930s, the Great Depression. The decade of the 20s saw drastic social,
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald’s use of symbols serve as a microcosm of America in the 1920’s. The symbols in The Great Gatsby serve as a microcosm for America in the 1920’s by showcasing the shift in the American dream, lack of morals, and the effects of believing in the American dream. Jay Gatsby, whose real name is James Gatz, leaves behind his poor origins of the West to become wealthy. Gatsby becomes a symbol of the American dream. Gatsby embodies both the essence and
The Great Gatsby Analysis The roaring 1920s was a pivotal time in history which the Great Gatsby captures ever so effortlessly. The novel explains the life of Nick Carraway after he meets his new idealistic friend Jay Gatsby. The novel paints a picture of the 1920s which was the era that the American dream slipped away. The novel is still relevant and shows the ever so present crazy love in the 20s. F. scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896 and died in 1940. Fitzgerald was a short- story writer and novelist
The 1920’s are commonly referred to as the Roaring Twenties. Many factors during the time played significant roles in earning the decade this name. Economic conditions and developments in the arts and entertainment were some of the most impacting among these factors. Economic conditions and developments in the arts and entertainment helped create the reputation of the 1920’s as the Roaring Twenties. Economic conditions gave people a feeling of economic prosperity. They also allowed people to buy
Symbols play an important role in The Great Gatsby. They add to the understanding that readers take from the novel. A symbol is an object, color, figure, or character that is used to represent an abstract idea, concept, or theme. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald’s use of places, objects, colors, and characters as symbols help advance his thematic interests; to portray the lack of morals and values of people, the constant yearning of “The American Dream”, and the different aspects of society in the
The 1920s were filled with segregation and discrimination against the African American community. Alice Walker, the author of “The Flowers,” wrote this story to the African Americans to remind them of historic sacrifices that were made to better future lives. In the story we see the main character, Myop, on a journey as she loses her innocence when she comes across the skeleton of a dead man. Walker uses a historical lens, and helps the reader remember the tragic, violent events of the 1920s. Through