The date is April 10th, 1925. People are wild, dancing, and having a ball of a time. People were partying like it was the end of the world; dancing to their heart’s content. The year of the Jazz Age was in full swing. It was the year World War II ended, the nineteenth amendment had passed giving women the right to vote. The year the World Series was finally broadcasted on radio for the first time. It was the year The Phantom of the Opera had opened in movies. It was the year a new novel had decided to hit the shelves; a novel called The Great Gatsby. It was in 1925 that Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald ( F. Scott Fitzgerald ) had recently finished writing his famous novel,The Great Gatsby,during the year 1924 in “Valescure, France” ( Fitzgerald
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Inferring that the majority of Gatsby’s money was made through selling liquor during prohibition, there is no other doubt that Gatsby could have also been in other illegal ventures with Meyer Wolfsheim, who uses Gatsby as a front-man because of his looks and refined manners, to work his way to the top ranks of new money. Though Gatsby did perform illegal activities to earn his way to the top, it is no surprise that he chose bootlegging as a way to earn his money. During the 1920, since prohibition had taken place, bootlegging was one of the for sure way to earn money, though it was against the law. Prohibition was a way of stopping the means of alcoholism and the effects upon society. It was important during those times, since it helped stop most of america’s drunk state and helped shape society as it is …show more content…
Jay Gatsby had spend a numerous amount of years trying to establish himself as a rich, and refined gentleman with money, just as much as Tom. To his surprise, Daisy would never love him for how much he earned, nor how much he had. It was not for the fact that he wasn’t rich, it was for the fact that Gatsby had become a bootlegger,”one of the money making endeavors” one of the largest. Socially, no one wanted to become accustomed to the 18th amendment, so in turn, “many people became involved in the underground movement.” ( HotChalk
Inferring that the majority of Gatsby’s money was made through selling liquor during prohibition, there is no other doubt that Gatsby could have also been in other illegal ventures with Meyer Wolfsheim, who uses Gatsby as a front-man because of his looks and refined manners, to work his way to the top ranks of new money. Though Gatsby did perform illegal activities to earn his way to the top, it is no surprise that he chose bootlegging as a way to earn his money. During the 1920, since prohibition had taken place, bootlegging was one of the for sure way to earn money, though it was against the law. Prohibition was a way of stopping the means of alcoholism and the effects upon society. It was important during those times, since it helped stop most of america’s drunk state and helped shape society as it is …show more content…
Jay Gatsby had spend a numerous amount of years trying to establish himself as a rich, and refined gentleman with money, just as much as Tom. To his surprise, Daisy would never love him for how much he earned, nor how much he had. It was not for the fact that he wasn’t rich, it was for the fact that Gatsby had become a bootlegger,”one of the money making endeavors” one of the largest. Socially, no one wanted to become accustomed to the 18th amendment, so in turn, “many people became involved in the underground movement.” ( HotChalk