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Step back into the Jazz Age and uncover the world that shaped F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. This video explores the roaring 1920s—an era of economic boom, prohibition, jazz, and shifting social values. Discover how themes like the American Dream, social class divisions, gender roles, and the tension between “old money” and “new money” are reflected in Fitzgerald’s masterpiece.

We’ll also look at the lives of key figures, including Fitzgerald himself, and the “Lost Generation” of writers whose disillusionment defined a literary movement. From the speakeasies and flappers to Gatsby’s glittering parties, this context deepens our understanding of the novel’s enduring critique of ambition, excess, and the illusion of success .

Whether you’re a student, teacher, or literature lover, this video will give you the background you need to interpret The Great Gatsby with fresh insight.

0:00 Introduction
0:10 F Scott Fitzgerald
01:18 The Jazz Age
02:00 The American Dream
03:00 Social Class
03:39 Gender in the Jazz Age
04:23 Prohibition
05:35 The Lost Generation