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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

English and American Literature in the 1920s

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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE IN THE 1920S

By Lily Vollum

America in the 1920s

The American Economic Situation

Lifestyle in America

Hardships in America

England in the 1920s

The English Economic Situation

Lifestyle in England

The Things That Cannot Be Undone

A Short Story

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Plot

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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

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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.

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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.

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English and American Literature in the 1920s

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE IN THE 1920S

America in the 1920s

The American Economic Situation

Lifestyle in America

Hardships in America

England in the 1920s

The English Economic Situation

Lifestyle in England

Hardships in England

Literature

Reading as a Pastime

Authors and their outlook

Ernest Hemingway and H. L. Mencken

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Life

Works

Inspiration From His Own Life

P. G. Wodhouse