Another Brick in the Wall
The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby
Which elements of the decade can be spotted in the novel?
The 1920’s was a very special decade for the United States of America. Sometimes referred to as “the roaring twenties”, this was a time of possibility, new technology, of dreams, of a society with changing habits and ideals, and of prosperity. It was a time of celebration after a devastating war. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby manages to catch all these key elements, and as it sets part in 1923 it does not show the signs of the abrupt end of the golden age that was the Wall Street crash.
This literary work is in a brilliant way able to transmit the feeling of the twenties; throughout the book you truly feel as if you have been transported back in time. But at the same time, Fitzgerald’s critique is well shown. And somewhere along the book you stop and wonder: why is that so? What is it in the way Fitzgerald engineered the book that gives this strong feeling?
His critique is easily seen in the character Jay Gatsby. He uses
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Not to take anything for granted,
The Great Gatsby
Which elements of the decade can be spotted in the novel?
The 1920’s was a very special decade for the United States of America. Sometimes referred to as “the roaring twenties”, this was a time of possibility, new technology, of dreams, of a society with changing habits and ideals, and of prosperity. It was a time of celebration after a devastating war. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby manages to catch all these key elements, and as it sets part in 1923 it does not show the signs of the abrupt end of the golden age that was the Wall Street crash.
This literary work is in a brilliant way able to transmit the feeling of the twenties; throughout the book you truly feel as if you have been transported back in time. But at the same time, Fitzgerald’s critique is well shown. And somewhere along the book you stop and wonder: why is that so? What is it in the way Fitzgerald engineered the book
Which elements of the decade can be spotted in the novel?
The 1920’s was a very special decade for the United States of America. Sometimes referred to as “the roaring twenties”, this was a time of possibility, new technology, of dreams, of a society with changing habits and ideals, and of prosperity. It was a time of celebration after a devastating war. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby manages to catch all these key elements, and as it sets part in 1923 it does not show the signs of the abrupt end of the golden age that was the Wall Street crash.
This literary work is in a brilliant way able to transmit the feeling of the twenties; throughout the book you truly feel as if you have been transported back in time. But at the same time, Fitzgerald’s critique is well shown. And somewhere along the book you stop and wonder: why is that so? What is it in the way Fitzgerald engineered the book that gives this strong feeling?
His critique is easily seen in the character Jay Gatsby. He uses
Learn:
Not to take anything for granted,
The Great Gatsby
Which elements of the decade can be spotted in the novel?
The 1920’s was a very special decade for the United States of America. Sometimes referred to as “the roaring twenties”, this was a time of possibility, new technology, of dreams, of a society with changing habits and ideals, and of prosperity. It was a time of celebration after a devastating war. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby manages to catch all these key elements, and as it sets part in 1923 it does not show the signs of the abrupt end of the golden age that was the Wall Street crash.
This literary work is in a brilliant way able to transmit the feeling of the twenties; throughout the book you truly feel as if you have been transported back in time. But at the same time, Fitzgerald’s critique is well shown. And somewhere along the book you stop and wonder: why is that so? What is it in the way Fitzgerald engineered the book