F. Scott F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Fitzgerald’s
The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby
About the AuthorAbout the Author
Born-September 24, 1896Born-September 24, 1896 Died-December 21, 1940Died-December 21, 1940 Married Zelda SayreMarried Zelda Sayre Famous works include Famous works include The Great The Great
Gatsby Gatsby
The Beautiful and the Damned The Beautiful and the Damned
Tender is the Night Tender is the Night
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Impact F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Impact on Societyon Society
Fitzgerald named Fitzgerald named the 1920’s “The the 1920’s “The Jazz Age”Jazz Age”
Wrote screenplays Wrote screenplays for Metro-for Metro-Goldwyn-MayerGoldwyn-Mayer
The Jazz AgeThe Jazz Age
Prohibition was in effectProhibition was in effect Dances such as the Charleston and Dances such as the Charleston and
Fox Trot were popularFox Trot were popular Popular sayings included “23 Popular sayings included “23
Skidoo”, “Bee’s Knees”Skidoo”, “Bee’s Knees”
Settings in Settings in The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby
West Egg- where West Egg- where Nick and Gatsby Nick and Gatsby live, represents live, represents new moneynew money
East Egg- where East Egg- where Daisy lives, the Daisy lives, the more fashionable more fashionable area, represents area, represents old moneyold money
Settings in Settings in The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby
The City- New York City, where the The City- New York City, where the characters escape to for work and characters escape to for work and play play
The Valley of Ashes- between the The Valley of Ashes- between the City and West Egg, where Wilson’sCity and West Egg, where Wilson’s
gas station is locatedgas station is located