Character Analysis: The Roaring Twenties

Everyone wishes to live moments more than once within their life, but in most cases this is not possible. For example, the 1920s was such an amazing time period to live in. Often referred to as the Roaring Twenties because of the uproar of the economic structure and magnificent social, artistic, and cultural reform. America’s economy sky rocketed due to the fact that people invested millions of dollars in the stock market and succeeded. Women were starting to be acknowledged by not only society, but also the government by treating them a little more equal to men. African Americans were also starting to be accepted into society, and their outstanding musical talents helped them fit into society better. Jazz was introduced into the world, which was the most popular music genre at the time. The Roaring Twenties is such a great example portraying that people craved to relive parts of their life. …show more content…
In the works The Great Gatsby and Chicago, the characters Gatsby and Amos wanted to recapture elements of the past, while the women were more concerned with how people thought about them and they weren’t ready to settle down with the man they planned on being