Great Gatsby

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Great Gatsby Modernism Review
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Modernism

• What major political event brought about the
  Modern Era?

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Modernism

• What major political event brought about the
  Modern Era?
• World War I

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Modernism

• How did Modernists view the technological
  advances since the Industrial Revolution?

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Modernism

• How did Modernists view the technological
  advances since the Industrial Revolution?
• As both positive and negative

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Modernism

• Name a major change in womens fashion from the
  Victorian to the Modern Era.

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Modernism

• Name a major change in womens fashion from the
  Victorian to the Modern Era.
• Skirts/dresses shorter
• Clothes more comfortable
• Hair shorter

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Modernism

• Name one major change in womens political life
  from the Victorian to the Modern Era.

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Modernism

• Name one major change in womens political life
  from the Victorian to the Modern Era.
• They were finally able to vote in 1920

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Modernism

• What was the dominant tone of the Modern Era?

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Modernism

• What was the dominant tone of the Modern Era?
• Pessimistic
• Cynical
• Jaded

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Modernism

• In what city was F. Scott Fitzgerald born?

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Modernism

• Where was F. Scott Fitzgerald born?
• St. Paul, Minnesota

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Modernism

• Where did F. Scott Fitzgerald go to college?

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Modernism

• Where did F. Scott Fitzgerald go to college?
• Princeton University

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Modernism

• What was F. Scott Fitzgeralds wifes name?

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Modernism

• What was F. Scott Fitzgeralds wifes name?
• Zelda

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Modernism

• How many novels did F. Scott Fitzgerald write?

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Modernism

• How many novels did F. Scott Fitzgerald write?
• Five

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Modernism

• In what year was The Great Gatsby written?

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Modernism

• In what year was The Great Gatsby written?
• 1925