What Made the 1920s Roar?
The period from 1920-29 is often called the ‘Roaring Twenties’ because it was a time of noise, lively action and economic prosperity. Let’s look at some o...
Month: March 2020
My Dearest Jay,
The following post includes a few letters that Daisy sent to Jay Gatsby over the years while he was away at war and later at Oxford. This is an attempt to explo...
The Toxicity of the American Dream
The American Dream is a concept that is familiar to many people across the globe today. The American dream is usually defined as owning a house with a white pic...
Tunes in Grayscale
As World War 1 came to a close, a mass number of jazz musicians migrated from New Orleans to other major cities such as New York and Chicago (A Culture of Chang...
Daisy & Miss Baker: “Rippling” and “Fluttering” Creatures
“They were both in white, and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they had just been blown back in after a short flight around the house” Fit...
Birthday List
So who else has an upcoming birthday? Let us know in the comments!
Original Cover of Gatsby
Inspired by Noor’s post, which includes the original cover image of The Great Gatsby, here is a fascinating Smithsonian article on the original art, the a...
Introductory context to Scott F. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925)
To this date, Scott F. Fitzgerald is one of the most, if not, the most famous chronicler of 1920’s America. The “Roaring 20’s” or “The Jazz age” occupy periods ...
Initial Reception of The Great Gatsby
We all know The Great Gatsby as a successful and quintessential American novel, but it was not always perceived as such. The novel received mixed reviews when i...
The Eyes of God
In Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald, the narrator goes on for a whole paragraph, or two, describing the land whilst they are on a drive to To...