Louise Brooks Flapper

Louise Brooks: Flapper “Anyone who has achieved excellence in any form knows that it comes as a result of ceaseless concentration’ (GoodReads). Louise Brooks was an inspirational figure in the Jazz Age. Due to being an extraordinary film star and dancer, along with an unique personality. She influenced many women in this era; by being one of the most well known flappers in the 1920’s. She helped define the flapper by “Her sleek and smooth looks, with her signature bob haircut”. On the outside, one would think that her life was perfect. Although she grew up wealthy, she begged for attention from her parents. Her father, Leonard Brooks was a successful lawyer, and was always on the move. While her mother, Myra Rude was a great pianist and gave very little to her children. Although there were several events that changed her life, the most critical events that shaped Louise Brooks life were being sexaully assualted, moving to New York, and her life after film. Louise Brooks was born in 1906 and grew up in a small town of Kansas. Her mother and father were always preoccupied with their own work, with very little parenting skills. Myra Rude always states “Any squalling brats we produce can take care of themselves” (Feministing). By the age of nine,
In 1930, she was starred in two films that failed, and future jobs no longer wanted her business. According to research “Brooks declared bankruptcy in 1932 and began dancing in nightclubs to earn a living” (Cowie). From 1934-1960, Brooks inspired small comics in the newspaper. Struggling to maintain sober, Brooks began writing a novel for a film called Naked On My Goat. According to research, “ After working on the novel for a number of years, she destroyed the manuscript by throwing it into an incinerator” (Jaccard). These events altered her life because when she returned home to Kansas, many despised her due to her fame, or her