General Literature:
- 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"
Fitzgerald:
- 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
Literature and F. Scott Fitzgerald
General Literature:
- 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"
Fitzgerald:
- 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