The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby The Roaring 20’s
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The Roaring 20’s. The Great Gatsby. World War I. Over There WWI. 20’s References to Men. bimbo. hard boiled. hood. big six. daddy. sheik. fly boy. bell bottom. 18 th Amendment. Bootlegging. Boardwalk Empire . Arnold Rothstein. An extensive gambler and loan shark - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Great GatsbyThe Roaring 20’s
World War I
20’s References to Men
bimbo
daddysheik
hard boiled
fly boy
hood
bell bottom
big six
18th Amendment
Arnold Rothstein
An extensive gambler and loan shark Known for Fixing 1919 World Series
with the White Sox After he left gambling, he moved
onto drug-dealing, boot-legging, and labor racketeering.
Arnold Rothstein Clip Best of Arnold Rothstein
The Jazz Age
20’s Fashion
20’s Cars
These two certainly are not jalopies!!
20’s Cars
You would really be putting on the Ritz if you drove one of these!!
20’s Cars
Aren’t these cars the cat’s meow!!
19th Amendent
20’s References to Women
baby
dame
doll
flapper
janedumb doragold digger
moll tomato
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Born in a middle-class neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota
His family was not prosperous Went to Princeton and formed
friendships with campus intellectuals Failed to make the football team and
felt the disappointment for years Fitzgerald quit college to join the
army, but the war ended before he saw active service.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Stationed in Montgomery, Alabama, he met and courted Zelda Sayre.
Zelda rejected him. He went to NYC to make a fortune
and win Zelda. After Fitzgerald published his first
novel, he and Zelda were married. They had one daughter.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Fitzgeralds moved to Europe and lived a lavish lifestyle
The Fitzgeralds succumbed to enormous debts.
Scott became an alcoholic. Zelda had a mental breakdown and spent the remainder of her life in mental institutions.
