Scott Fitzgerald, in his 20th century novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ chooses to depict the Jazz Age as a superficial, lethargic age fuelled by capitalism caused by the boom of the stock market after the First World War. Fitzgerald explores the effects of the society at the time on men, women, upper classes and lower…
In the bildungsroman, we see Pip develop as a character that is innocent at the start and experienced at the end. The relationship between Pip and Joe plays a huge role in this. At the start of the novel, the relationship between Pip and Joe is close, supportive and mutually dependent. As Pip gets to…
Tuesday, October 29th, 1929 was the day of the stock market crash in the United States. Stock prices plummeted, affecting economies worldwide. Countries everywhere, rich and poor, sank into an economic recession known as the Great Depression. Canada was hit particularly hard. Between 1929 and 1933, Canada’s Gross National Expenditure declined by 42%. By 1933,…
The Great Depression had an impact on many aspects of American culture. American Film, especially in the Comedy genre was a good example of this. By the 1930s, the country had undergone huge social changes. Women had recently gotten the vote and were beginning to gain a previously unheard of social independence. The Stock Market…
