On November 11, the United States takes a moment to honor those who have fought for our country. However, Veterans Day originally did not honor veterans.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby is one of the most often taught in American literature classes. However, the further we move away chronologically from 1922, a time of economic boom following the devastation of World War I, the less students know about this significant time between the Great War and the War to end all Wars.