The 1920's is referred to as the biggest, the loudest and the brightest; it began with one calamity, World War I, and ended with another calamity, World War II (Rayburn). ... The Charleston was one of these new appalling dances. ... "The new focus on body image and sexual appeal intensified concerns about hygiene. ... After high school, rather than attending college, Hemingway went to work as a journalist for the Kansas City Star Newspaper. ... Daisy knows of Tom's affair and hints to it when she speaks of her daughter, "I hope she'll be a fool "that's the best thi...

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Son of Edward Fitzgerald and Mary McQuillian, he was named after his second cousin three times removed, Francis Scott Key, the author of The Star Spangle Banner ("A brief life of Fitzgerald- 1). ... After graduating from the Newman School, Fitzgerald entered New Jersey's prestigious Princeton University. ... In the winter of 1924-1925 hoping to leave the memories of the affair behind, the Fitzgerald's moved to Rome where The Great Gatsby was revised ("A brief life of Fitzgerald- 2). ... Both also have done time in the service during World War I and moved to New York City after bei...

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