PPT-Gatsby Intro- Context

Original publication date 1925 Prior knowledge Gatsby Intro Context Post war PreCrash Prohibition Old Money vs New Money American Dream Gatsby Intro Modernism The term modernism refers to the radical shift in aesthetic and cultural sensibilities evident in the art and literature of the postWorld War One period . Writers: Kendrick Lamar, John Cheever, . Nas. , F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald. Texts: “The Swimmer. ”, “The Great Gatsby”. “Swimming Pools (Drank)” “Time” . Please take out note-taking materials. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald (1896-1940). F. Scott Fitzgerald is named for Francis Scott Key (wrote Star Spangled Banner), a distant relative.. He married Zelda Sayre.. He coined the phrase “The Jazz Age,” defined the era, lived it to the fullest, and he and Zelda were crowned its king and queen. . The Great Gatsby. English III. Introduction. Understanding the times helps to understand the novel. World War I. World War I ended in 1918. . Disillusioned because of the war, the generation that fought and survived has come to be called “the lost generation.”. The Green Light. Symbolizes both the unattainable dream of Gatsby’s past and the future at the same time. . “Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever…It had seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one” – Nick . Brandon McClung, Ian Edmiston, Luke Lish, Cole Haynes. Symbols. An important symbol in this chapter is Gatsby’s wealth and material possessions. They symbolize the American Dream of the 1920’s and everyone wanted to be like Gatsby. . BY: Your Name. Your Class. CHARACTERS. Nick . Carraway.  -  The novel’s narrator, Nick is a young man from . Minnesota. .. . After . moving to West . Egg. , . Nick quickly befriends his next-door neighbor, the mysterious Jay Gatsby. . F. Scott Fitzgerald. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896. . His middle-class . parents constantly overextended themselves financially. . In high . school, Fitzgerald published fiction in the school magazine. . 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 . ENG4U: Wilson. Learning Objectives. Understand the importance of rain in this chapter and how it is a metaphor for emotional release. Think about the relationship between Daisy and Gatsby and how this is portrayed by Fitzgerald. You will be working with a partner; however, you must have your own paper with answers. . With a partner, answer the following questions concerning chapter 2. . The description of the “valley of ashes” opens chapter 2. On a literal level, what is the valley of ashes? What might it represent on a symbolic level?. . Author Background . Francis Scott Fitzgerald born September 24, 1896. Member of the Princeton Class of 1917. Joined the Army-stationed in Montgomery Alabama where he met Zelda Sayre . Refused to marry him until he could publish . Great Gatsby Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Summary Nick Caraway. He not only narrates the story but casts himself as the book’s author. In the summer of 1922 arrives in New York Lives in West Egg, next to Gatsby.