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The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Julia Pham and Eastynn Heslip

Understanding the Time and Place the Novel was Set In: The Roaring Twenties

Time and Setting

- Published in 1925

- Set in 1922

- Based on Fitzgerald's actual life

Economic Change

Economic Change

Wages increased

New jobs were created

Companies grew larger

New products made and bought

Economy changed American citizens social lives

Social Change

Social Change

'New' culture of Americans

Women broke away from traditional views

Society turned to partying to help deal with WWI

After Eighteenth Ammenment, bootlegging became a common crime

Number of women in the labor force declined after WWI, slowly grew in 1920's

Political Change

Political Change

Under Republican leadership

Women gained the right to vote (August 18th, 1920)

Used social changes to help spread political views

WWI allowed the US to invest more money into industries

Cultural Context of The Great Gatsby

Cultural Context of the Great Gatsby

- Divided by Old Money and New Money

- Rich vs. Upper Middle Class

Old Money and New Money

Old Money and New Money

Tries to impress

Families who have been wealthy for several generations

Made fortunes from 1920s boom

Traditional views

Wealth associated with status

New money can eventually become old money

Associated with land-owning

Shows off money

Don't feel the need to show off and impress others with wealth

Irresponsible with money

Seen as more prestigious than new money

Not as respected as Old Money

Wealth provides social stratification (hierarchy based on status, power and wealth)

Rich vs. Upper Middle Class

Rich vs. Upper Middle Class

Work up to the American Dream

Already have the American Dream

Work for what they want

Don't have to try as hard

Money gets them everything

Careers based on how they did in school

The American Dream

-Ideal that everyone in the US has an equal chance to achieve success and prosperity through hard work.

-Fitzgerald believed that the American was originally about individualism, an individuals pursuit of happiness, and discovery. He also believed that it was corrupted by easy money and relaxed social values.

Why Individuals Wanted to Achieve the Dream

Why Individuals Wanted to Achieve the Dream

To become successful and be able to have what they want

For some, simply living a simple, fulfilling life is the American Dream

To gain wealth, status and power

For others, achieving wealth and becoming rich and socially adept was the American Dream

How the American Dream Relates to The Great Gatsby

How the American Dream Relates to The Great Gatsby

Gatsby's American Dream is to attain the golden girl Daisy and to live happily with her

Tom risks losing the American Dream because of Gatsby

Tom achieves the American Dream when Daisy decides to stay with him

Gatsby reaches his wealth from crime to impress Daisy and win her back

Daisy decides to stay with Tom because her American Dream is money

Downfall of the American Dream for Gatsby is when he loses Daisy to Tom and gets killed

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