Gatsby typicality:

modernism:

* influenced by the war and industrialisation
* individuals vs society
* hopelessness
* the lost generation
* fragmented world

link to other modernism authors:

* TS Elliot- the Wasteland. LINK to Valley of the Ashes. hopelessness of society.
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the American dream:

* belief for equality for all (equal opportunity)
* admiration of America as the New Eden

the Jazz age:

* social and political change marked by prohibition and women’s suffrage

the role of women in 1920s society:

* war introduced women to male jobs BUT once peace returned, they were forced back into their domesticated lifestyles
* still subservient to men, expected to be good wives and mothers
* however, women able to vote in late 20’s (taking a more proactive role)

Gatsby tendecnies :

* mono maniac
* quixotic determination (unrealistic)