The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
or Jazz Age
or Jazz Age
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The Roaring Twenties
or Jazz Age
or Jazz Age
Slide 1 - Mind map
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Slide 2 - Video
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Slide 3 - Slide
Visited Europe/France and was influenced by the modernist writers of the Lost Generation.
Met Zelda in 1918 courted for some time. Were engaged broke off the engagement because Zelda wasn't sure he earned enough money to support her and they broke off the engagement. They resumed the engagement after Fitzgerald's first book (This Side of Paradise) became a success
Great Gatsby is based on his and Zelda's marriage. Ended badly in jealousy, infidelity. Zelda was ultimately admitted to a mental hospital because of schizophrenia and died in a hospital fire.
Went to France met Hemingway there.
Fitzgerald supplemented his income by writing short stories for such magazines as The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's Weekly, and Esquire, and sold his stories and novels to Hollywood studios. This "whoring", as Fitzgerald and Hemingway called these sales,[77] was a sore point in the two authors' friendship. Fitzgerald claimed that he would first write his stories in an 'authentic' manner, then rewrite them to put in the "twists that made them into salable magazine stories"
Died of a heart attack in 1940 - Heavy drinking - not so healthy life style
Slide 4 - Slide
We're going to watch the trailer of an adaptation of his most popular novel The Great Gatsby.
After watching you're going to answer the questions > what do you think are the main themes the Great Gatsby deals with?
After watching you're going to answer the questions > what do you think are the main themes the Great Gatsby deals with?
What came before the Roaring Twenties?
Slide 5 - Open question
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What does this mean, to not regulate the economy at all?
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What do you think this meant for America's position in the world? Can you think of a reason why America could take this position?
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Summarise: How did the lives of women change?
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Slide 9 - Video
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The Great Gatsby
Main themes
Main themes
Slide 10 - Mind map
What do you think are the main themes of the story?
The American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone. The American Dream is achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking, and hard work, rather than by chance.
The American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone. The American Dream is achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking, and hard work, rather than by chance.
