1. Behind the scenes ofThe Great Gatsby F. Scot Fitzgerald

2. 3. Understanding the Times
Helps to understand the novel.
Welcome to the Roaring 20s!
4. The end ofWorld War I
WWI ended in 1918
Slight economic slump, but with soldiers returning to the United States, with money to spend, the economy peeked.
The United States became the richest country in the world.
5. The Roaring 20s
America thrown into period of materialism
Mass production made things such as automobiles, and other luxuries available to the middle class American.
6. All that. . . Jazz!
The Era is also known as the Jazz Age
Started in New Orleans
Promoted by the phonograph and the radio
Jazzbroke the rules of music, and stuck it to the past.
AKA they were the rebels..
7. A New Women
Flapper Girls
Bob cuts
The Right to vote
Women to work outside the home
8. Prohibition/gambling
Prohibition 18th Amendment to the Constitution banned the public sale of alcohol from 1919 until it was appealed in 1933
Night clubs and Taverns were raided by police
Gangsters sold illegal alcohol smuggled in from abroad.
Gambling was illegal
Box Sox Scandal of 1919, 8 members of the Chicago white sox were indicted.
9. The Automobile and Billboards
Reckless spending was in style
Automobile was status symbol
Advertising was becoming huge
Advertisers took advantage of the huge billboards along the new roads.