The Great Gatsby Research Paper
Keith Gavia Gavia 1
Ms. King
American Literature
21 March 2012
The Biographical and Historical Approach to The Great Gatsby
Throughout the book, Fitzgerald shows a lot of aspects of the 1920's including prohibition and the illegal selling and moving of alcohol. Prohibition was a big part of the 20's and the crime it produced because of the alcohol that was not to be had.
Prohibition started in the U.S. with the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment. This prohibited the sale, use, possession, and manufacturing of alcohol any where in the U.S.. Then on January 17, 1920 congress passed the Volstead Act which enforced the Amendment. Some people said that the passage of the Amendment was due to the fact of the absence of young men that …show more content…
Approximately 5,000 people died from drinking poisonous home made alcohol. To avoid poisoning from alcohol they sought to buy good "hooch" and delivered it from overseas mainly over Canadian borders and alcohol became Detroit’s second leading industry behind auto manufacturing. Millions of Americans broke the Volstead act and also went to speakeasies which were secretive bars. In big cities gangsters tried to control the alcohol market by committing fierce and violent crimes to control there turf which was called "turf wars"(“1920's …show more content…
The government shut down bars and drinking spots. So the gangs took over and opened up places called speakeasies. If you were caught with alcohol you were arrested(Prohibition and The Great Gatsby).
This did not stop people from drinking they just went to speakeasies. Many of the people that drank were mostly wealthy people. The Great Gatsby has its share of drinking throughout the book because the characters are always drinking(Prohibition and The Great Gatsby).
Through the course of the book you hear of drinking, adultery, vehicular manslaughter, and constant partying. Four stills, two in Detroit and two in Indiana were raided. Many of the federal agents that were not paid well were themselves bootleggers. Wayne wheeler of the anti saloon league said he needed less than $5 million which was not true they actually needed $28 million which was unheard of in the 1920's(Prohibition and The Great Gatsby).
Fitzgerald enrolled at Princeton in 1913. There he dedicated his life to the literary life. Gavia
Ms. King
American Literature
21 March 2012
The Biographical and Historical Approach to The Great Gatsby
Throughout the book, Fitzgerald shows a lot of aspects of the 1920's including prohibition and the illegal selling and moving of alcohol. Prohibition was a big part of the 20's and the crime it produced because of the alcohol that was not to be had.
Prohibition started in the U.S. with the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment. This prohibited the sale, use, possession, and manufacturing of alcohol any where in the U.S.. Then on January 17, 1920 congress passed the Volstead Act which enforced the Amendment. Some people said that the passage of the Amendment was due to the fact of the absence of young men that …show more content…
Approximately 5,000 people died from drinking poisonous home made alcohol. To avoid poisoning from alcohol they sought to buy good "hooch" and delivered it from overseas mainly over Canadian borders and alcohol became Detroit’s second leading industry behind auto manufacturing. Millions of Americans broke the Volstead act and also went to speakeasies which were secretive bars. In big cities gangsters tried to control the alcohol market by committing fierce and violent crimes to control there turf which was called "turf wars"(“1920's …show more content…
The government shut down bars and drinking spots. So the gangs took over and opened up places called speakeasies. If you were caught with alcohol you were arrested(Prohibition and The Great Gatsby).
This did not stop people from drinking they just went to speakeasies. Many of the people that drank were mostly wealthy people. The Great Gatsby has its share of drinking throughout the book because the characters are always drinking(Prohibition and The Great Gatsby).
Through the course of the book you hear of drinking, adultery, vehicular manslaughter, and constant partying. Four stills, two in Detroit and two in Indiana were raided. Many of the federal agents that were not paid well were themselves bootleggers. Wayne wheeler of the anti saloon league said he needed less than $5 million which was not true they actually needed $28 million which was unheard of in the 1920's(Prohibition and The Great Gatsby).
Fitzgerald enrolled at Princeton in 1913. There he dedicated his life to the literary life. Gavia