The Great Gatsby How the Great Gatsby is Relevant to our Present Minds The Great Gatsby‚ written by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald‚ explores a world much like our own to this present day. The book was published in 1925‚ and it relates to several events that transpired back around the Roaring 20’s. In addition‚ the book also correlates to today’s current events with the ideas such as: materialism‚ celebrity status‚ persona‚ and social networking. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby reflects a plethora of
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changed. The Jazz Age made a lasting impact on nearly everyone‚ either in a positive or negative way. After World War One ended‚ America wished for change. America received that change with jazz‚ and the decade was named the Jazz Age. The term “Jazz Age” was created in 1922‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ author of The Great Gatsby‚ as he wanted to “describe the flamboyant-“anything goes”-era that emerged in America after World War I”. The older adult population thought that jazz was condemned
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The Jazz music of the Big Band Era was the peak of over thirty years of musical development. Jazz was so innovative and different that it could literally sweep the world‚ changing the musical styles of nearly every country. Big band Jazz that makes the feet tap and the heart race with excitement that it is recognized with nearly every type of music. The musical and cultural revolution that brought about Jazz was a direct result of African-Americans pursuing careers in the arts following the United
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The Roaring Twenties‚ most of the things we hear about the twenties are of good‚ happy times and of advances in technology and medicine. When we picture the twenties‚ we picture people dancing‚ listening to jazz and driving Model Ts. Also‚ in the twenties‚ the pretty was quite prosperous. But‚ there was a dark side to the Roaring Twenties. Those years there were some troubling trends and events‚ which many forget when thinking of that decade; prohibition‚ organized crime‚ nativism and the return
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Criminal activities of the Roaring Twenties The Roaring Twenties were aptly named: they were indeed roaring with music and dance‚ but also with gangsters and criminals. The Great Depression having affected everybody‚ all were in need of money and ready to do whatever it took to get some. This is why the Roaring Twenties were a decade of bootlegging‚ bank robbing‚ and corruption. The first important criminal industry of the 1920’s was bootlegging. Bootlegging consisted in illegally supplying or
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In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald satirizes how newly wealthy Americans acted during the 1920’s through Jay Gatsby. The 1920’s was nicknamed the ‘Roaring Twenties’‚ and during this time period‚ many people were much more wealthy and were only interested in big‚ extravagant things. Jay Gatsby is an example of this. He was born poor‚ gained his wealth‚ and now he throws big parties at his mansion to impress hundreds of people. In the beginning of Chapter 5‚ Nick arrives at West Egg
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1920s was a queasy age‚ no matter the peoples thoughts‚ the technology or the economics‚ all of these things have got a big development in the North American. (wikipedia‚2007). The author of the Great Gatsby represented the above-mentioned facts in his novel.(wikipedia‚2007)Gatsby is the main character in the novel‚ The Great Gatsby. He holds the magnificent and luxurious party at the every weekend. But‚ like most members of the rich in 1920s in the States‚ nobody knows who he actually is and his
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Book Report for Prayer and Spirituality Course Title: The Great Gatsby Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons Copyright Date: April 10‚ 1925 1. What is the primary theme of this book? What is the basic message the author is trying to convey? 1) Fitzgerald portrays the 1920s as an era of decayed social and moral values‚ evidenced in its overarching cynicism‚ greed‚ and empty pursuit of pleasure. The reckless jubilance that led to decadent parties
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The Roaring Twenties was a decade of innovation throughout all aspects of the American culture. This momentous time period incorporated pivotal revisions in areas ranging all the way from the economy to women’s standards‚ and everything in between. The modifications implemented throughout the decade called for a shift in lifestyle‚ as people could enjoy luxuries never offered to them before. These revolutionary years brought on incredible opportunity and inspiration to the American people.. The
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THE GREAT GATSBY IS GREAT Written by Tadau Kolli - 1st of March 2016 Copies of Fitzgeralds most famous work can be found in most English classrooms around the world‚ and many students have read it during their high school years. It is seen as one of the great American classics. But why is this particular novel so special? Does it deserve its place amongst the famous books in English literature? Here is why the Great Gatsby is still a great novel. First‚ let us take a look at the historical context
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