PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE IN THE 1920S
Q- How many of you have seen Leonardo Dicaprio's 2014 movie, the Great Gatsby?
A- The costumes
Did you know that it won an Oscar for costume design of the 1920s style costumes?
Q- Do any of you know what a flapper is?
A- IDK
My name is Lily Vollum and my topic is English and American literature in the 1920s
The American Economic Situation
The English Economic Situation
Authors and their outlook
Ernest Hemingway and H. L. Mencken
Inspiration From His Own Life
The Things That Cannot Be Undone
CHARACTER MOTIVATIONS
Faye - Wants to save herself also is unsure whether or not it's an accident
Gerald - loved his wife and believes that it wasn't an accident
Violet - wants to do the right thing but is also loyal
Evelyn - Unsure what to believe but sticks by his wife out of love
The Ending
Faye and Evelyn drive away from their house as the police arrive. They escape but Faye is haunted with guilt over what she did.
Goodbye
The 1920s were a very formative time for literature, it gave rise to a kind of satirical writing and some of the greatest writers of the 20th century.