Context Flashcards
What was Fitzgeralds wife named?
Zelda
When would Zelda marry Fitzgerald?
When he could prove his worth by his wealth, managed to do so after he published ‘this side of paradise’ in 1920
Both Fitzgerald and nick moved to NYC after the…
War
When did women get the right to vote?
1920
What was the name of the general style of women with bobbed hair and shirt dresses and slender bodies?
The flapper girl
Why were the lost generation lost?
Because they did not have much to work towards e.g. They did not have much purpose
Why did criminals become the face of the nouveaux riche?
Because of the prohibition, it allowed organised crime
How many speakeasies were there in NYC during the prohibition?
1500
What’s fitzgeralds short story about a flapper girl?
Benice bobs her hair
What benefitted the rich but harmed industries involving textiles and agriculture
Tax legalisation
Why did cities grow?
The industrial revioluruon and the booming economy encouraged migration to New York
What is the valley of ashes based on?
T.s Eliot’s The Wasteland
Who coined the term ‘jazz age’
Fitzgerald
