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How It Shaped The Great Gatsby

The Jazz Age

The Great Gatsby had many different factors of the Jazz Age included in it. The character's attire for instance, the parties, and the extravagance of everything.

Flappers

Flappers were women who had very short hair, low cut gowns, silk stockings, and short skirts. They were sometimes arrested for indecent exposure.

The American Economy

Other Fads

Bootlegging

The economy flourished for most people. Some got their money by less savory means. Sellers advertised and buyers bought more. Older industries declined, and newer ones flourished. People wanted more convenient things like ready-to-wear clothes and ready-to-cook foods.

People tended to do unexpected and unnecessary thing just because they could. There were people sitting on top of flag poles, having dance marathons, and wing flying. These people were called the 'crazies.'

This all started with Prohibition, which forbid the production, transporting and selling of alcohol. Prohibition led to bootlegging which is to make, distribute, or sell liquor illegally.

Organized Crime

Organized crime means underworld organizations. Al Capone dealt with it. Usually involved liquor in some way, shape, or form since it was illegal.

Music

Jazz, which is a mixture between the Blues and marching band music, was very popular during this time. This led to all kinds of new dances, such as The Charleston, One Step, and Black Bottom. The saxophone was introduced during this time too.

Inventions

The automobile and assembly lines became all the rage in the '20s. Though the radio was invented in the late 1800's, it was refined and eventually became one of the most popular forms of entertainment.

The Jazz Age

Literature

F. Scott Fitzgerald published at least four books during this time including The Great Gatsby, and Flappers and Philosophers. Earnest Hemingway and Langston Hughes also published their works.

A time between 1918 and 1929 where everyone seemed to have money. In came Probation during this time, and in turn bootleg liquor was popular. There were also a few new styles introduced of music and dresses.

The Famous

Charlie Chaplin was a silent film star, said to have made some of the funniest movies of his time

Henry Ford invented automobiles and the assembly line, revolutionizing all of America and creating jobs.

Resources

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1920s_America.htm

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=13&smtID=2

http://zunal.com/process.php?w=191915

http://www.ovtg.de/3_arbeit/englisch/gatsby/jazz_age.html

http://dictionary.reference.com

The Infamous

Al Capone, a crime boss in Chicago, managed the alcohol, and pretty much half- ran the city.

Herbert Hoover was elected as president right before the Depression hit, passed it off as a phase, and was not reelected.

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