Gatsby - Context Flashcards
What did the jazz age represent in society ?(2)
Liberation was felt throughout society but also in the ****?
Free spirited and fast paced
Economy
What did the urban population do
Outnumber the rural for the first time
What was there a stark chasm between
The haves and the have nots
What did the themes in the great Gatsby echo and scrutinise
Societal influences in the jazz age
What did the end of ww1 mean ?
Disregard for pre war values
Bootlegging prostitution and gambling were all a result of ?
Demonstrating a
Prohibition
Car free attitude and consumer economy
There was a critical outlook on the great Gatsby until
After Fitzgerald’s death
what could the differences between old and new money be described as ?
privilege vs tastelessness
what did Myrtle embody ?
social mobility, using her sexuality to further her prospects
who was inspiration for the character Daisy ?a woman who is?
Zelda
a ‘southern belle’ but socially aware objectified by both Gatsby and Tom
how does James Gatz becoming Jay Gatsby demonstrate the American Dream?
because he adopts a more acceptable persona to attract Daisy
what does Nick represent ? how?
the ‘lost generation’ as he returns without direction and moves East
