Context TGG Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
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The Jazz Age
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- the 1920s America became known as the jazz age because of the popular musical genre which reflected a spirit of rebelliousness and pleasure-seeking
- upward mobility
2
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Prohibition
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The unlawful supplying of alcohol was known as bootlegging- this is how Gatsby accumulated his wealth.
Between 1920-1933 there was a ban on selling and making alcohol in America, there was much alcohol consumed in the novel nonetheless
3
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The roaring twenties
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The tumultuous decade known for its wild parties, dancing and illegal drinking and its post-war prosperity and its new freedoms for women
4
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Lost generation
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A term coined by Gertrude Stein
Fitzgerald’s portrayal of Gatsby’s relentless pursuit of Daisy and reinvention of self reflects the disillusionment characteristic of the Lost Generation, a term used to describe post-WWI American writers who felt alienated by modern society’s loss of traditional values.
