-Prohibition is the ban on alcohol.
This was established in the United States in 1929 as the 18th Amendment.
-This amendment was eventually repealed in 1933 with the 21st Amendment.

-A bootlegger was someone who transported alcohol illegally.
-This term was used during the prohibition period because people would smuggle alcohol into the United States.
-The prohibition era gave rise to organized crime.

-A flapper is a woman who went against society’s expectations.
-They often smoked and drank in public.
-They also had a more revealing style, including short hairstyles and shorter dresses and skirts.

The American Dream is the idea that all American citizens have equal opportunities to achieve success, no matter their background.

Fitzgerald is from St. Paul, Minnesota and was a part of the lower class. He often found it difficult to belong in a group that was in the upper class. He made it his goal to make more money and be more successful than his parents.

Some of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ideas for the name of his novel were: “Among the Ash Heaps and Millionaires,” “Trimalchio in West Egg,” “Trimalchio,” “On the Road to West Egg,” “Gold-Hatted Gatsby,” and “The High Bouncing Lover.”

-Some of the major themes throughout the novel include the decline of the American Dream and the attitudes of the upper class.
-Throughout Fitzgerald’s life he wanted to have more money and a more successful life.