Context Flashcards
How is GG autobiographical?
FitzGerald’s marriage like Gatsby’s and Daisy’s relationship.
FitzGerald moved to New York like Nick.
FitzGerald went to an Ivy League like Nick.
When was the jazz age?
1925
What was the jazz age noted for?
Cultural, artistic and societal developments.
What does the jazz age suggest?
Old money is better than new money.
How does FitzGerald convey the decadence of the jazz age?
By killing both Myrtle and Wilson who are no money.
What were flappers?
Liberated young woman who subverted gender norms.
What enhanced the flappers movement?
Enhanced by the right to vote.
Who embodies the flapper movement?
Jordan Barker
Why does Jordan Barker embody a flapper?
She is unmarried and childless.
Who contrasts Jordan Barker?
Myrtle
How does Myrtle contrast with Jordan?
She uses her sexuality to get her desires however ends up dead.
What was a common desire in the 1920’s for woman?
Emancipation
What was America advertised as?
The Land of opportunity
What did FitzGerald and a group of writers challenge?
The American dream by writing about widespread materialism.
Who is the personification of an American dream?
Jay Gatsby
What happened to the media and mass market in the 1920’s?
There was a growth in advertising.
What is placed as religion in this society?
Capitalism
What does FitzGerald highlight by placing capitalism as religion?
America’s diminished faith in religion and divinity.
Who were the lost generation?
The Post first word war soldiers who experienced loss and emptiness with alcohol and indulgence.
When was Prohibition implemented?
1914
When was the immigration act passed?
1924
What did the immigration act do?
Restricted Europeans from moving to America.
How does FitzGerald include prejudice which was present in the 1920’s?
Anti semantic comments
Black prejudice
