INTRODUCTION TO THE MODERN PERIOD OF AMERICAN LITERATURE PLUSTHE GREAT GATSBYBY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

HW

Read pp. 704-711;

Outline by finding the definitions/descriptions of the following:World War I “Lost Generation”Roaring 20s Jazz AgeProhibition BootleggingSpeakeasies FlappersGreat Depression ModernismImagism Harlem RenaissanceAmerican Dream Disillusionment

Also, outline F. Scott Fitzgerald’s biography page.

INTRODUCTION TO THE MODERN PERIOD OF AMERICAN LITERATURE

Now let’s find out what these words really mean…or why they are significant to this novel…

World War I

Roaring 20s—period of good times, economic prosperity during the 1920s

Jazz Age—name given to 1920s by Fitzgerald because of the music of the time period

Prohibition—made alcohol sale and consumption illegal

Bootlegging—the illegal sale of alcohol

Speakeasies—the illegal bars, basements, pharmacies where alcohol could be purchased/consumed

Flappers—daring, confident women of the time period with their short skirts and “bobbed” hair

Great Depression—period of money troubles and economic uncertainty following stock market crash of 1929

Modernism—break away from the literary forms of the past and experiment with new topics, techniques, etc.

Imagism—focus and describe a single object in poetry so that reader can “see” mental picture of it

Harlem Renaissance—long overdue recognition for the artistic contributions (art, literature, music) of African Americans and other minorities

Ticket Out the Door

Option #1: Was your impression of the Roaring 20s from the PDN accurate? Explain.

Option #2: How much of your Roaring 20s Wordsplash made sense/was accurate? Explain.

PDN: Even when you know, deep down, that someone is not right for you, you may continue to long for that person. Such a struggle between reason and emotion serves as the heart of the upcoming novel The Great Gatsby. Have you ever been confronted with such a struggle? Explain.