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