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Francis Scott Fitzgerald
was part of The Lost Generation, a group of American writers who
were disillusioned with society and rebelled against it. They travelled around
Europe and thought the old values were useless in the new society. Other
authors included John Dos Passos, Hemingway and William Faulkner.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography
Write the title of three of his works
What kind of jobs did he have?
Did he live a happy life? support your answer
Scott Fitzgerald became a famous writer and chronicler of the 1920s, the Roaring Twenties or The Jazz Age as he called it. After the First World War, people thought America was at its peak. It was an age of freedom in music, art, new inventions, dance and fashion.
A Guide to the Roaring Twenties
What historical event happened in 1929?,
What was popular in theatres at that time?
What were the social advances in that age?
What artistic movement represents this age?
The 1920s: history and videos
What was invented in this age?
How did communications develop? Mass Media?
The Jazz Age
Write the names of three musicians and singers in the 1920s.
What dances were popular?
It was also an age of prohibitions, "speakeasies", wild parties, binge drinking, an age for "money making"; therefore, bootleggers and gangsters were popular. Society was divided: those who followed traditional values and those who wanted to have fun, enjoy a luxurious life, "hedonistic people"
The automobile was the symbol of the flapper society and it's a symbol in The Great Gatsby too.
Women felt free from strict rules, uncomfortable and dull clothing, free from house chores due to the new inventions, they started working away from home and lived their own lives (see Jordan Baker or Daisy Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby") it was the time of Flapper girls who smoked, drank, wore loose clothing showing their legs, wore make up, played sports and drove cars.
What historical event happened in 1929?,
What was popular in theatres at that time?
What were the social advances in that age?
What artistic movement represents this age?
The 1920s: history and videos
What was invented in this age?
How did communications develop? Mass Media?
The Jazz Age
Write the names of three musicians and singers in the 1920s.
What dances were popular?
It was also an age of prohibitions, "speakeasies", wild parties, binge drinking, an age for "money making"; therefore, bootleggers and gangsters were popular. Society was divided: those who followed traditional values and those who wanted to have fun, enjoy a luxurious life, "hedonistic people"
The automobile was the symbol of the flapper society and it's a symbol in The Great Gatsby too.
Women felt free from strict rules, uncomfortable and dull clothing, free from house chores due to the new inventions, they started working away from home and lived their own lives (see Jordan Baker or Daisy Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby") it was the time of Flapper girls who smoked, drank, wore loose clothing showing their legs, wore make up, played sports and drove cars.
Listen to the song "Flapper girl" by The Lumineers and watch a prezi about it
Flapper Girl Prezi by Christopher Grain
The Great Gatsby shows perfectly well the age when Fitzgerald lived, watch the following trailer of the film based in the book starring Leonardo Di Caprio and enjoy it!
To know more about FS Fitzgerald and "The Great Gatsby", watch my Prezi
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