... and effective imagery, presenting a varied insight into the lives of the wealthy. The wealthy elite are first presented in the first chapter of the Great Gatsby. Nick describes where he and the other affluent individuals live, in the towns of East and West Egg on Long Island, an area around New ... how Jordan Baker's name refers to two 'twenties car manufacturers, and other references, such as "the Baedeker girls" of Baedeker Travel Guide Fame, or "the Chrysties," presumably of Christie's Auctioning Fame. These wealthy individuals would have had celebrity status if the book was set i...

• Word Count: 1663
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... and blues combined as one were in style, played by African American men and Creoles. Jazz music first began around 1895 in New Orleans. Reading music was not something few jazz musicians did they improvised their work. Europeans were aware of how popular jazz was becoming, they began to incorporate ... The spread of the Jazz increased which helped bands get famous. Everyday was a party day in New York during the Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby was a time when Gatsby threw many famous parties, with decorations from wall to wall with many different colors. No one was invited every one just simpl...

• Word Count: 3064
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School