New money parties of the 1920s were replete with enticing ethanol; ironically, the prohibition movement began within the same decade. The 18th amendment of the United States Constitution put a ban on alcohol in 1919, becoming effective in 1920. The ideal woman of the 1920s, Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby’s love, was the golden girl of the Roaring 20s with “an absolutely perfect reputation… because she didn’t drink” (Fitzgerald 77); Jordan tells Nick that “it’s a great advantage not to drink among hard drinking people” (Fitzgerald 77). Even though she knows drinking harms her reputation, Jordan does not care, labeling her as a risqué. Even though people told me that I drank too much, I did not believe them. I would say, “it won’t kill me.” But it did.
