The Great Gatsby - context

Question 1

The Jazz Age

Answer 1

This is another name for 1920s America - this was the time where Jazz music, dance started to popularize, a cultural change in America

In Gatsby - the parties - the songs played

Question 2

The Roaring 20s

Answer 2

Another name for the 1920s America - was a time of economic prosperity, fashion and music. People were filled with optimism and embraced cultural dynamism. - Consumerism/Materialism

Question 3

Prohibition

Answer 3

This was the banning of alcohol in America as it was believed to be the cause of problems in America, and this was the government solution.

In Gatsby: Gatsby was a bootlegger - it is how he made his money, through the illegal selling of alcohol in speakeasies.

Question 4

The Harlem Renaissance

Answer 4

A intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, fashion, literature, theatre, politics etc - There was more representation of black people in society, with African-American writers becoming successful

Question 5

Flappers

Answer 5

These were the new women of the 1920s, they subverted any traditional stereotype which was expected of women.
They smoked, drank, had short haircuts, wore knee high dresses. They prevailed sexual/economic/political freedom for women.