PPT-The Great Gatsby The 1920s and the American Dream

The 20s an age of transition World War I and After The world must be made safe for democracy Woodrow Wilson the President had declared Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundation of political liberty a spirit of idealism Americans entered the war in 1917. Anthony Parisi. Claire . Hatala. Maria Maguire. Megan Witt. Topic. How does . The Great Gatsby. reflect the . 1920s as . an era of great change? Include the underdeveloped social issues in . Gatsby. Symbolism. The Green Light. There . is a contrast between the ending of this chapter and the beginning of the story, when Gatsby is looking out across the water at the green light, pining for Daisy. The green light represents the hope that Gatsby will have a relationship with Daisy. However, by chapter seven, Gatsby is seen pining once more for Daisy in the moonlight, but this time he has made it past the green light, onto the Buchanan’s lawn. Nick leaves Gatsby “standing there in the moonlight - watching over nothing” (145). This symbolizes that his dream is shattered and it foreshadows that Daisy and Gatsby will not end up together. For Gatsby, his American Dream is over.. The Great Gatsby. English III: Advanced Composition & Novel. Mrs. Snipes & Mrs. Lutes. Table of Contents:. 1. Modernism and the Modern Novel. 2. Features of Modernism. 3. . Gatsby . and the Modern Novel. and the . American . Dream. A Quick Introduction…. The 20’s: an age of transition. World War I and After. "The world must be made safe for democracy" . Woodrow Wilson the President had declared, . T.J. Eckleburg as . “the eyes of God”. If these characters are. not . religious, . what kind of God do we think these eyes represent?. . What is it that they worship, if not religion?. What is Fitzgerald saying about the American Dream?. Brief summary of “The Roaring twenties”. Known as a decade-long party. . Glamour. Wealth. “Keeping up with the Jones’”. More people lived in cities than the country. Major events during the 1920’s. Background to. . The Great Gatsby. World War I. Post WWI. Standard of living increased for most. Americans abandoned small towns in exchange for urban living. Economy prospered as Americans tried to forget troubles of war. "It was an age of miracles," Fitzgerald wrote of the Jazz Age. “It was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire.. F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1896-1940. A Short Biography. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in . Let’s start here…. Brainstorm a list of all the things you know about America in the 1920s…. Modernism . & the Modern . Novel. Refers . to the radical shift in aesthetic and cultural sensibilities evident in the art and literature . The American Dream. Theme. #105: Theme: The fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Sometimes said to be an underlying “message” of a story.. On the surface, . The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby. Honors English 11. Standards of Learning. 11.4. The student will read, comprehend, and analyze relationships among American literature, history, and culture. 11.4a . Compare and contrast the development of American literature in its historical context.. 1. . Outward appearances can be deceptive. .  Can you give specific examples from your own life in which outward appearances were misleading? .  In what ways do you think that people in American society may be too concerned with outward appearances? Explain. . The Great Gatsby. activity 1: . American dream discussion. activity 2: . Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald and what was this Jazz Age that he defined? . activity 3. : Brief . Gatsby . intro . close: . John Green? Oh no. Really? What’s next, a gallery walk?. -Old Lifestyle- . -For love- . -American Dreams-. Casting. By: Stacia Kulakowski. Daisy Buchanan. Michelle Williams . as . Daisy Buchanan. . . The appearance is similar to Carey Mulligan. . “Despite her beauty and charm..” So, she would have to be beautiful. .