Literature-4

= Literature and F. Scott Fitzgerald =



- Reading was a popular leisure activity - Knowledge about world events often came through books and periodicals, rather than radio and television - Authors of the 1920s tried to understand the many changes taking place in society - Some writers praised advances that were made, while other criticized the loss of the "old ways"
 * General Literature:**

- Coined the term "The Jazz Age" to describe the flamboyant and glamorous era that was the Roaring 1920s - Fascinated by the new popular culture that arose in the time period - Interested in flappers, new automobiles, jazz bands, and even things like bathtub gin - Tried to understand and explain the era and its significance - Wrote //The Great Gatsby// to tell about how the American dream of how anyone can achieve anything
 * Fitzgerald:**