We will begin by reading and discussing The Great Gatsby before taking a deeper dive into the Fitzgeralds and the 1920s and ‘30s, aided by Sarah Churchwell's panoramic book Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby. The Roaring ‘20s will further be invoked through audio and video clips. A lot was going on with the fallout from WWI, the Lost Generation, women's suffrage, Prohibition, and the Jazz Age. Zelda, Scott's wife, has a prominent role. Were the 1920s a distant mirror of our times?

Moderator: Mick Parker has been an OLLI member for 26 years. His crowning experience has been moderating, which has accelerated his learning and growth. He honors the coin of the realm at OLLI of truth, accuracy, inclusive community, and having fun in the process. His previous three courses have been on dreamwork, Nietzsche, and death and dying.