Explore the presentation of Gatsby’s parties and his guests In Chapter 3 we discover that Gatsby who is renowned for throwing elaborate parties everyday. It seemed that people just came and left when they chose “men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and stars.” Moths are creatures that are attracted to light and the people are compared to the moths because the people could arrive at Gatsby’s parties when the stars come out and leave before dawn as the people like the moths are attracted to the light. During the 1920s there was prohibition in America so the sale, manufacturing and transportation of alcohol were forbidden. The champagne at Gatsby’s party was illegal this suggests that Gatsby could be involved in some precarious things. Gatsby’s guests admire his Rolls – Royce, his marble swimming pool, his station-wagon and his “corps of caterers” the alliteration of this emphasizes how many caterers Gatsby has.
There is an expression of freedom through this way of celebrating life and as viewed, dancing erased all boundaries between classes. An example of mixing the social classes in the film is depicted by Gil, an average man, dancing with such famous people. The New Woman is also really well shown in this theme of the 1920’s. an example would be, Adriana, who is not traditional woman but rather a product of her age. 2.
They brought her along to nightclubs and parties all over the cities that Annie had been exploring on her long journey, where she dated DJ Butterfoot who had also had a thing with her sister before her. All of this because her sister had come through before her and flattened things out with the locals almost seemingly for Annie so she could fit in such a large, busy place with ease. In the town of Moosonee, Will had not a huge variety of people to pick form to be friends with, yet it seems he did make friends with the right people, but also made enemies with the worst possible person, Marius. In the end he realized that it was silly that their fathers could be good friends but they couldn’t discovering that good relationships and friends are a very important thing in life, though it was too late as Marius died no long after. When he shot
Everyone from the neighbourhood would gather together for a few sessions of dances and use that moment to talk to each other about their recent status. They would also gossip about who’s new in town, who’s the “right” one to marry and who’s not agreeable enough to marry. In Pride and Prejudice, after the Meryton ball, not only did Jane and Elizabeth review the ball by discussing how Mr. Bingley and Jane were attracted to each other but also the Bingleys and Mr. Darcy discuss the ball and agree on Jane’s beauty and sweet disposition. Being set and written in the 18th century, Pride and Prejudice also resembled the society lifestyle during that time, including the way of communicating to each other through letters. At Austen's time, letter was just another piece of paper folded around the rest, mostly because they didn't use postage nor envelope.
As Willy opened the door of his memory, a piece of romantic and graceful jazz music began with the appearance of the woman in a mid shot. Then it zoomed out to be a long shot, from which the setting of the bedroom could be seen in warm orange lights. The soft lights and elegant music proved that the characters were in an enjoyable state of mind. This cheerful mood stopped as soon as Biff opened the door. Just then, the bedroom seemed to be more serious in silence.
When Holiday's mother, Sadie Fagan, moved to New York in search of a better job, Billie eventually went with her. She made her true singing debut in obscure Harlem nightclubs and borrowed her professional name “Billie Holiday” from screen star Billie Dove.” (Wilson, 1958) Although she never underwent any technical training and never even learned how to read sheet music, Holiday quickly became an active participant in what was then, one of the most vibrant jazz scenes in the country. Holiday would move from one club to another, working for tips. She would sometimes sing with the accompaniment of a house piano player while other times she would work as part of a group of performers. At the age of 18 and after gaining more experience than most adult musicians can claim, Holiday was spotted by John Hammond and cut her first record as part of a studio group led by Benny Goodman, who was then just on the verge of public notoriety.
In Harmers opening sentence she makes reference to a personal experience that she had while she was holidaying at a hotel in Bali, she says she watched young Balinese girls with their “torsos wrapped in golden fabric, hair elaborately styled, nails painted, eyes fully made up and lips stained ruby red” while they performed alongside their big sisters and mothers, dancing with sheer talent. Harmer later says that after a conversation at the bar afterwards that everyone agreed that it was beautiful to see these girls connecting with their culture, no one there was ranting that these young girls were being sexualized or that there was any self “grooming” from paedophiles in the audience. This statement shows her comparing the moral panic surrounding the child beauty pageants in an analogy with the use of this tradition. Harmer then
Performers, no longer considering themselves merely dancers, but artists, were looking for freer movements and less severe formalities of dance that allowed them to explore a whole range of subjects, issues and emotions. The leading pioneers of this new approach to dance were Isadora Duncan(1877-1927), Loie Fuller(1862-1928) and Ruth St. Dennis(1879-1968) who were the first inspirational and noticeable dancers to form the modern dance movement. All three of these performers had some previous training in the dance styles of the time but strived to rebel against traditional choreographic rules and gender expectations of society. The first wave of feminism began in the very early 20th Century, and these pioneers of modern dance contributed greatly. They wanted to change the way society thought of the female dancing body and liberate it of the strict constraints of traditional dance therefore also on a wider scale, liberating the female of traditional roles in society and at home.
He realized his mistake though when he became interested in things like girls and parties, and noticed that anyone who could play music, especially the piano, was likely to be popular and be invited to parties. Yet, this time, Ellington too proud to take lessons under the authority of a teacher (telling him how to do things), began to take shortcuts, practicing scale and finger cycles. He also began finding local area player in which to learn from. A big part of this experience was Frank Holliday’s poolroom, which happened to be next door to the Howard Theater, one of the most famous black theaters in the United States. Entertainers from
Being social and popular was extremely important to a young lady during this time. Fitzgerald even stated, “No matter how beautiful or brilliant a girl may be, the reputation of not being frequently cut in on makes her position at a dance unfortunate.” These times were every girl for herself. Bernice is from a wealthy family in Eau Claire and she is going to visit her cousin Marjorie Harvey for the summer. Fitzgerald illustrates Bernice, the main character, as being an attractive young lady; however, not so much as Marjorie. Bernice was described as being pretty and having dark hair but a lame-duck.