Flapper

In the 1900s and 1910s the Gibson Girl was prominent. The ideal woman was depicted as slender and tall, with a large bust and wide hips. The exaggerated look was achieved by corseting, pinching the torso and waist significantly. In the 20s the flapper was the ideal women and almost every decade had a look that defined the decade. In the 70s, anorexia nervosa began its popularity. Singers and models were known to partake in starvation diets. The 70s also brought a rise to diet pills, which often…

The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald demonstrates the decline of the American Dream and continues to appeal to readers with its ability to apply to time frames even after the 1920s. This novel gives insight into wealth and its effect on American society during its respective time frame and the conflicts between social classes during this period. The events and conflicts in this novel can be relatable to readers in other time periods. This novel was truly groundbreaking definitely…

The Roaring Gatsby The Great Gatsby is a celebrated American novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story is told by Nick Carraway, a man of the middle class who moves to New York. He finds out that his neighbor, Jay Gatsby, is one of the wealthiest people in the country. A story full of love, betrayal, and lies, The Great Gatsby gives the reader a glimpse of the 1920’s by the particular use of language, the descriptions of New York, and the popular culture. First of all, the use of different…

cigarettes, and wore skimpy dresses and dangly necklaces. “(Roark, Pg.760), which was not considered to be the right way for women to act compared to the traditional expectations of women. For the new class of women that appeared in the 1920s, the “flapper” was a common name that was associated with young women who challenged gender norms by using their increased wages to purchase trendy unorthodox clothing and dance to jazz. Also, an emerging topic that the “new woman” would address was birth…

The decade of 1920, also known as the Roaring Twenties, were years of excitement and innovation. During these times, many new technologies and lifestyles were introduced to not only the upper class, but also to the rest of society, thus allowing the average citizen access to all these novelties. The president who promised Americans improved lives was Calvin Coolidge. With Calvin Coolidge running the country, it seemed as if he eliminated poverty in total in which citizens prospered with the…

My friends and I had agreed to meet in front of the CVS on Santa Monica Blvd to go to the West hollywood Halloween carnival together. Naturally I ended up being the first person there as it was just an 8 minute drive from my house. Knowing my friends would be late,I stayed put in obvious sight, waiting for their arrival. It had been maybe 5 more minutes when a fairly normal looking middle-aged man approached me and complimented my dress. I smiled and thanked him expecting for him to move on and…

Don’t Judge Me By My Sex: Feminist Characters in The Great Gatsby “Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.” Marie Shear wrote this in 1986, but it could not be more relevant to the women in The Great Gatsby. Throughout the novel, men are given unbound freedom; each male character is completely different, with contrasting life experiences and different conflicts. Yet, the women are all quite similar; readers do not even learn about their past unless it directly relates to one of…

now it could be kind of creepy and stalkerish but in the 1920s, it was how they expressed their love to each other. In the 1920s more and more people moved from their rural homes to city homes and partying became the new thing. Women were called flappers because of how they were changing in flamboyant ways such as, cutting their hair really short, showing more skin, and putting themselves out there for guys. F Scott Fitzgerald,…

Why do we hurt the ones we love? Why do they hurt us? For some the pain they cause is unintentional, for others it is. In Of Mice and Men, Lennie and George are an interesting pair; they are two polar opposites that love each other like family. Lennie is a burden upon George. He may not mean it but he ends up being a negative force on George’s dreams. Lennie’s dependant nature impedes George’s dreams and in turn creates a negative force in his life. For instance, although George is patient…

this cultural rebellion most things changed. Whereas for men, the shiny, slick, flat hair was considered the most attractive. Fashion went from being mostly conservative, to more flashy and out there. An example of this would be the widely known flapper dresses with sequins and fringe. Men typically wore their suits and a hat. The American dream has been talked about for the longest time ever, but what really is considered the American dream? According to F. Scott Fitzgerald, in the Great Gatsby…