The Flapper

tested the universal image of desired behavior. The decade was shaped by wealth, parties, moonshine, and sexually expressive dancing. The changing lifestyles developed major cultural conflicts within America. Alcohol, music, immigration, racism, and flappers of the 1920's illustrate the changing lifestyles brought about by the jazz age. During the 1920s, alcohol was the greatest contributor…

interesting. In the 1920s, there were many looks that women had to offer. There was the flapper look, otherwise known as the Hollywood movie star…

form of sexuality known as the “flapper.” The flapper was a fashion style symbolizing the new woman of the era. The style is where women wore hemlines above the knees as well as rolled down hoses. The fashion style gave young women from all over the world, the ability to display a new sense of sexuality and have the freedom to do so. Women looked classy, sexy and elegant whether they were out in the workforce, on the dance floor or going on a date. The flapper was also an eye catching…

Fashions and styles during the 1920s and today are different. One of the most popular fashion during the 1920s was the flapper dress. The second one was the cloche hat. The third was the ankle-strap Cuban heeled shoes. Their styles of makeup and hair styles that back in the days was also different as well. Nowadays, everyone wears casual clothes including women and children, such as pants and regular shirts. (thepeoplehistory.com 2016) Before the 1920s, women wore dresses that doesn't…

Flapper girls were young women that were attractive, fun, and flirtatious.This was a drastic change from the original women, there skirts were cut shorter, every piece of fabric on them was cut and trimmed into fring. It was made this way to make many of…

the shiftlessness of the lower orders. “These people! You have to keep them all the time.” She looked at me and laughed pointlessly. (pg.36) In this scene Myrtle is trying to be someone she is not, a wealthy flapper. She is acting as if she was born in wealth and dressing as if she was a flapper. She is using Tom as a gateway to the more lavishing life that she has always envied for. Myrtle should be with her husband and stop trying to be someone she is not and continue doing her role that she…

Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald describes three different kinds of women found in this society. Joanna Luft, Susan Hegeman, and Ruth Prygozi have written about the kinds of women found in the 1920’s. Daisy, Jordan, and Myrtle’s roles as the trophy wife, flapper girl, and gold-digger, showcase the changing female role in society in the 1920’s. Daisy Buchanan is a trophy wife. Daisy forced herself to marry for wealth and security, rather than wait to marry her true love. “The price she pays is her…

(1920’s fashion pg. 4) The specific flapper type dress was cut in a straight and loose style and throughout the decade the length of the flapper dress varied a little. So this look was so new to them and the trend was getting more around than expected. “Approximately knee length and this is what people remember when they talk of the flapper dress” (1920s fashion pg2.) However by the early 1930’s the waist line of dresses rose back up to its normal position these flapper era dresses are featured…

1 Destiny Figueroa Ms. McClung English 1101 18 September 2015 Roaring 20’s vs. Swinging 60’s Let’s take a trip back… way back… back into time. The 1920’s and 1960’s are two decades that have really defined the United States’ culture. From flappers to hippies, jazz music to rock, and Civil Rights movements, these two decades have helped shape the beliefs and rights we have today. The 1920s were an age of social and political change that would change the face of history in the United…

National prohibition of alcohol from 1920-1933 in the United States was undertaken to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce taxes and to improve health and hygiene in America. After ratification of the Eighteenth amendment, establishments like saloons, bars and restaurants were no longer able to legally sell alcohol. People combatted this with the creation of speakeasies, offering citizens the opportunity to purchase and consume illicit alcohol beverages. Speakeasies are…