Literature-Post+WWI+and+the+1920s

East Egg - Old money looks down on West Egg West Egg- Wants to be accepted by East Egg, new money, shows off their money Gatsby's Mansion- colossal, going there is an experience, has ivy growing up the side of it, looks like a hotel Valley of Ashes- dead, desolate, poor, dirty, everyone there is dying

__Nick__- Young, searching for his purpose, kind, honest, daisy's cousin __Daisy__- wants all the attention, brings people in because she whispers, always wears white __Tom Buchanan__- he is very arrogant. He likes to show off what he has, just likes to hear himself talk, and doesn't care what you have to say. He was a football superstar and he just wants to relive those years. He is a huge muscular guy with a gruff voice. They way he stands makes you back down. He is Daisy's husband, and is having an affair with Myrtle. He has no best quality and his worst quality is that he is stuck up. __Jordan Baker-__ Pro-golfer. She is a liar and not sincere. She cheated on her first golf match. She doesn't care and wants to gossip with other people. She is friends with Daisy, and dates NIck. She has no best quality and her worst quality is that she is a gossip, a liar, and not a good friend. __Jay Gatsby-__ Seems lonely, extremely mysterious. He is Nicks neighbor.

__Symbolism in Colors__ Daisy- always seen wearing white because she i pure. She wants to be that innocent little girl. Tom- has a white house but is red on the inside. The inside is red because Tom is a strong and powerful guy.

The history behind Gatsby's life is a long story. His real name is James Gatz and he grew up in North Dokota. He was a janitor and went to college in Minnesota. He dropped out and became an assistant to Dan Cody and traveled around the world with him and his boat. Dan Cody teaches Gatsby his ways of living so Gatsby can become successful one day.

Harlem Rennaissance

 The roots of jazz music can be found in early 20th Century southern rhythm and doesn't care what you have to say. He blues music pioneered by African Americans, mainly in New Orleans. it traveled upriver during The Great Migration to northern cities, where it was almost always performed in theaters in African American neighborhoods. Jazz records were referred to as “race records,” and were sold only in African American neighborhoods as well. As jazz grew in popularity, its styles and themes were adopted by white artists who delivered the music to a football superstar and he just wants to relive those years. He is a huge muscular guy with a gruff voice. They way he stands makes you back down. He is Daisy's husband, and is having an affair with Myrtle. He has no best quality and his worst quality is that he is stuck up. Jordan Baker- Pro-golfer. She is a liar and not sincere. She cheated on her first golf match. She doesn't care and wants to gossip with other people. She is friends with Daisy, and dates NIck. She has no best quality and her worst quality is that she is a gossip, a liar, and not a good friend. Jay Gatsby- Seems lonely, extremely mysterious. He is Nicks neighbor. wider audience.

 Leading Artists- Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway Count Basie

 Theaters- The Apollo, The Cotton Club, The Savoy