For my honors project, my group decided to read a book. We chose to read Flapper by Joshua Zeitz! It's a book about the 1920s and how women were back then. The book starts off by giving us an introduction to Euguina Kelly, a rebellious that acted against her mother's beliefs. She is known to be this reckless wealthy girl who loves to go to jazz clubs, get closer to older men and dancing. Her mother is against all of the "freedom" she is giving herself, even though she is already in her early twenties. She influenced the flapper lifestyle into so many young women. Zelda Sayre was very influenced by it, another important character we are introduced to, and she lived her life to the fullest. She didn't care about the consequences and she would be a perfect example of the term we use today, YOLO (you only live once). The author really goes into detail about her life and her love relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald, who wrote The Great Gatsby. Here the author really goes deep into the story between these two and how the flapper lifestyle affected them both. A great amount of parents diagreed with such life, it was rebellious and reckless. One example that really caught my attention regarding the life of the young women from a parental perspective was the "Devil's Wagon". Conservative and victorian parents saw automobiles as such a high technology tool for young people to use to lose contact with their parents. The thought that it was a way for the youngsters to escape the supervision of their form of authority. I think that this can still be displayed today, lots of people are still trying to escape that "boss" figure from their life. We are so influence by social media on how we are supposed to be, look like, and live like. We need to follow these trends in order for us to be accepted in society. I agree on that aspect with parents but we must leave room for our modern world to develop productively.
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