A summary of the happy twenties in the USA.

1. The happy twenties in the USA The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

10. Fitzgerald’s youth Born into a well-to-do family in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1826, Fitzgerald attended, but never graduated from Princeton University. Here he mingled with the monied classes from the Eastern and this obsessed him for the rest of his life. In 1917 he was drafted into the army, but he never saw active service abroad. Instead, he spent much of his time writing And re-writing his first novel This Side of Paradise, which was published in 1920 and it was an immediate success. In 1920, He married the beautiful Zelda Sayre and together they Embarked on a rich life of endless parties.

13. The Great Gatsby’s colour symbology-1 Green light Hope and dream(Daisy) Envy, jealousy (money) Yellow Death (Myrle’s death) Corruptness (Leaves) White Lack of responsibility, shallowness, purity Red Death Pink Mixture of red (desire, passion ,sin) and white (purity)

14. The Great Gatsby’s symbology-2 West Egg Newer Money East Egg Fashionable. Old money Dr. T.J. Eckleburg’s eyes The eyes of God Cars The symbol of materialism of the 1920s Valley of Ashes Moral decay behind happiness and wealth Flowers Refinement and love