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Alex Beacham
Mrs. Thomas
English 3
7, December, 2009
The Great Gatsby Treasure Hunt
1. Bio: Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September
24, 1896. The dominant influences on F. Scott Fitzgerald were aspiration,
literature, Princeton, Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, and alcohol. Lived comfortably on
Mollie Fitzgerald’s inheritance. Fitzgerald attended the St. Paul Academy; his
first writing to appear in print was a detective story in the school newspaper when
he was thirteen. On academic probation and unlikely to graduate, Fitzgerald
joined the army in 1917 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the
infantry.
2. Society was lacking in idealism and vision
Sense of personal alienation
Americans were obsessed with materialism and outmoded moral values
Rise of the nativist Ku Klux Klan
Strong demand for alcohol and weak enforcement led to widespread hypocrisy
Organized crime stepped in, most famously in Chicago, to meet consumers' needs
to drink
Over 500 murders in Chicago in the 1920s by competing gangs
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Gangsters used Prohibition profits to move into prostitution, gambling, and
narcotics sales
3. The women gained the right to vote through the 19 amendment.
4. President of the United States Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio in the
White House.
Following intense nationalist agitation after World War I, Great Britain proclaims
Egypt formally independent but continues to occupy the country militarily and
control its politics.
A challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,
allowing women the right to vote, is rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United
States.
5. The 18th amendment abolishes alcohol; it results in a strong demand for alcohol.
6. A speakeasy was an establishment which illegally sold alcoholic beverages during
the period of United States history known as Prohibition (1920–1932, longer in some
states). During this time, the sale, manufacture, and transportation (bootlegging) of
alcoholic beverages was illegal throughout the United States.
I think that Speakeasies popped up across the country because of the high demand for
alcohol.
7. Access denied on both points
8. Won’t load…..last part: yes I think she disapproves of Flappers, because she puts
them down by what she says about them.
9. The automobile was arguably the most important catalyst for social change in the
1920's, liberating Americans from often restrictive home or neighborhood situations.
10. The songs on the radio are very old and talk about how the lives of people were
lived back in the day.
11. Sheba - A woman with sex appeal (from the movie Queen of
Pushover - A person easily convinced or seduced
Sheik - A man with sex appeal (from the Valentino movies)
Upchuck - To vomit when one has drunk too much
Gams - A woman's legs
Sheba)
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12. From what I have learned about the people in this book, I can infer that the
characters that I will encounter will be strong and courageous women in this book. I
think that the plot of this book will be about women who fight for their rights.