JUN 01: Lesson Two - The Great Gatsby

RESOURCES

While it is not necessary to browse all the links on this page, there is a great deal of information to be gleaned about the author of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the Roaring Twenties, the historical context in which the novel is set.

Read the document, The Great Gatsby background, in order to have a basic understanding of various elements crucial to understanding The Great Gatsby.  

Ms Nakaska's Great Gatsby Delicious Bookmarks

 The Author

• F. Scott Fitzgerald - a biography
• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• F. Scott Fitzgerald - Wikipedia
• F. Scott and Zelda - PBS
• F. Scott Fitzgerald - topics in The Times
• F. Scott Fitzgerald Papers

The Context

• 1920-1929

• The Jazz Age
• The Jazz Age: Flapper Culture and Style
• Jazz Age Culture: Part I
• Jazz Age Culture: Part II
• Jazz Age Culture: Part III
• Jazz Age 1920s
• The Internet Guide to Jazz Age Slang

• The Roaring Twenties
• The 1920s: A Historical Snapshot of Life
• The Roaring Twenties - all you ever wanted to know
• Roaring Twenties: Social Issues
• Roaring Twenties: Economic History
• The Roaring Twenties: A Biography of America
• Roaring Twenties: Modernism, Consumerism, Hedonism, and Individualism

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