The Jazz Age (L)
The Jazz Age connects with the The Great Gatsby because it shows the craziness and wildness of people during that time. One example is how people behave at Gatsby's parities. Clarence Endive "...came only once, in white knickerbockers, and had a fight with a bum named Etty in the garden." (62). Snell was "...so drunk out on the gravel that Mrs. Ulysses Swett's automobile ran over his right hand." (62) From West Egg, "Ferret and the De Jongs and Enest Lilly... came to gamble. People acted wildly, even those of high status. Jazz music was new, different and exciting and influenced people to do crazy things. We also see how fashion has changed during the Jazz Age in The Great Gatsby. Clothing became lush and softly draped. We see this mentioned with Daisy and Jordan's white dresses which blow in the wind when they are first introduced in chapter 1 and Gatsby's caramel coloured suit in chapter 4.
Henry Ford and The Automobile (R)
Automobiles in the Great Gatsby are a prominent symbol, showing people trying to gain wealth and status. Gatsby's car in this chapter is described as "a rich cream colour, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hat-boxes and supper-boxes and tool-boxes, and terraced with a labyrinth of wind-shields that mirrored a dozen suns. ...behind many layers of glass in a sort of green leather conservatory." (64) In the 1920s, automobiles, by Henry Ford, were becoming mass-produced for much lower prices. The assembly line strategy of manufacturing was first being used, and acknowledge the human side of manufacturing. Hard work was valued, and the workers were paid higher wages. Jobs were specialized, and the individual's speed and experience grew, making manufacturing more efficient. Cars were now an important part of society, and high-end cars were a sign of status and wealth.
The WOrld Series 1919
The Black Sock Scandal
"He's the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919." (). Meyer Wolfshiem was the one who offered to pay the Black Socks so they could continue the World Series in 1919.
"He's the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919." (). Meyer Wolfshiem was the one who offered to pay the Black Socks so they could continue the World Series in 1919.