Gatsby's materials and riches result in his vast popularity. During one of Gatsby's parties, Nick becomes intrigued when he overhears a group gossiping about Gatsby. The gossip "was a testimony to the romantic speculation he inspired that there were whispers about him from those who had found little that it was necessary to whisper about in this world"(Fitzgerald 48). Gatsby's fortune and parties cause great speculation and gossip all over Long Island. The "talk" is based on his materials. The materialistic nature during the twenties was everywhere. Some Americans embraced it and some attacked it. For President Calvin Coolidge and his followers it was embraced: "Sharing so visibly in the wealth of society, more and more Americans came to feel that the booming Coolidge economy was working for them"(Nash 379). The wealthy nation satisfied materialistic Americans and Coolidge became a prominent leader. For American writers, materialism was attacked and "they questioned the society that placed more importance on money and material goods-(Nash 390). Leading to their fame in literature, the writers who were concerned with American materialism moved to Europe. Materialism lead to prominence in 1920s America just as it did in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby's prominence is an aspect of how Americans used materialism in the 1920s. One way materialism is shown is through fashion.
The fashionable clothing flaunted in The Great Gatsby is an example of life in the 1920s. Gatsby's parties are used as a spacious "catwalk" for men and women to exhibit the latest and most expensive designer wear. At one of Gatsby's parties, Lucille, a young female guest, chats with Jordan and Nick about an expensive new gown she received. She states, "When I was here last I tore my gown on a chair, and he asked my name and address-inside of a week I got a package from Croirier's with a new evening gown in it It was gas blue with lavender beads.
The 1920s is the decade in American history known as the "roaring twenties." Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby is a reflection of life in the 1920s. ... Gatsby's parties reflect the way society partied in the 1920s. ... Another aspect that determined high fashion in the 1920s was fads. ... Scott Fitzgerald is a direct reflection of the lives of American during the time. ...
The decade of the 1920s saw dramatic social and economic change. ... The flapper ideals were a reflection of women's changing role in society. ... A Time of Economic Change An explosion of consumerism hit the 1920s. ... Women of the 1920s became more interested in grooming themselves. ... Women were starting to get style information from more than one source.Fashion trendsstarted to become a reflection from the newly developed movie industry. ...
The decade of the 1920s saw dramatic social and economic change. ... The flapper ideals were a reflection of women's changing role in society. ... A Time of Economic Change An explosion of consumerism hit the 1920s. ... Women of the 1920s became more interested in grooming themselves. ... Women were starting to get style information from more than one source.Fashion trendsstarted to become a reflection from the newly developed movie industry. ...
More than Just Time In each decade, there exist certain pastimes that come about as a result of the events and culture of that era. These types of leisure allow the people an "escape- from everyday life. Beginning in the nineteenth century, in America, this diversion became baseball. Although act...
Modernism is a reflection of the fast paced modern world whose foundations and boundaries seemed to constantly shifting. ... The 1920s was the golden age of Broadway's musical comedies. ... Architecture in the 1920s and 1930s was pure style free, of decoration and totally functional. ... By the mid 1920s they had become the most popular mass entertainment, drawing larger audiences than the theater, vaudeville, and the music halls. ...
-In the early 1920s, radio had been used mainly for entertainment, with music, drama and comedy filling the airwaves. ... - The early 1920s marked the beginning of radio fever. ... - In 1920s radio was one of the main sources of information. Therefore, the radio was the reflection of their knowledge about the outside world. ...
Jazz is everywhere; it is an ingrained element of American styles and attitudes Throughout America's turbulent 20th century, jazz has entertained, interested, affected, and inspired Americans; it has contributed to and been a reflection of American culture. ... Today, jazz is universal; it is performed and listened to by people from virtually every ethnicity, religion, and attitude -- a reflection of the world becoming "smaller" (via technology and mass media). ... So dominant was its impact on American society that the 1920s came to be called the "Jazz Age." ...
"Leave me to my lonely pillow" Notorious for her sharp-tongued humor and cleverly amusing prose, Dorothy Parker accomplished more in her lifetime than the general public could hope for in one year. Her poetry consists of tributes to loves lost and life lessons. The poem that best illustrates her...
"Postmodernism may feel very much like Narcissus" reflection in the water, which disintegrates the moment one reaches out to grasp it"-from Postmodernism by Eleanor Heartney. ... Weingart uses rules and bars for emphasis and typographic space as an active field of tension, recalling much of the new typography of the 1920s". ... You can see that Weingart took a lot from the 1920s" Constructivists because if you compare the different pieces, you will find parallels. For example, if you look at El Lissitzkys" 1920s "Two squares" design and then at Weingarts' 1979 book cover design you will s...
