- The 1920s was a period of drastic political and social change.

- More people had lived in cities that rural areas.

- The country's total wealth doubled.

- The 1920s was looked on as a consumerist society

- The wealth distribution was so uneven, it created an unstable economy, hence leading to the stock market crash

-In 1929 the top 0.1% had equal income to the bottom 42% of Americans combined

- The top 0.1% of Americans had 34% of all savings in 1929

-80% of Americans had no savings in 1929

-The American dream had shifted from a sense on hope to materialistic goals

- Many people immigrated to the United States in the 20s in search for a better life

- Dreams of wealth, prosperity, and the need to get rich quick was the new focus of the American dream

- Fitzgerald began writing at a young age

- He Flunked Princeton and joined the army

- Fitzgerald became famous at the age of 24 from his success of his first novel "This Side is Paradise"

- He is most known for his novel "The Great Gatsby"

- He Died of a heart attack at the age of 44

- It was Published in 1925

- The sales were mediocre

- Fitzgerald wanted Gatsby to be different than his other works of writing

-The Great Gatsby includes the themes of wealth, class, love, and social status