1920s

There’s no doubt that the 1920’s would best be describest as a time period that dealt with inwardness and fear. The “roaring twenties” as many would call them, was a time of unprecedented prosperity. That’s one side of the 1920’s the other is the fear of us as Americans toward world wide known ideals such as, communism. At a famous trial involving Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, all of these fears came into place. Acording to the documentary, “(A.H.F.) Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti”…

Literature is a large part of culture. When the culture of the country or the world is flourishing, the literature flourishes along with it. During the 1920s, before the Great Depression, culture and literature thrived in the United States due to the economic prosperity and the Harlem Renaissance. While going through the Great Depression, people looked to literature to give them an escape from their grim reality. World War II ended the Great Depression, but new authors during this time of war…

relationship slowly starts crashing down, and their mental state follows. Because of this, Dick has a breakdown and is left alone with no motivation for his profession and a bad alcohol problem. His transformation throughout the novel parallels the 1920 's lifestyle of dramatic social change and enthusiasm altering to a severe downturn like the Great Depression. Dick Diver 's deterioration from energetic life-of-the-party to spiraling drunk is a fall from grace; his ambition to live a lifestyle…

Americans of the 1920s. Through the decline of American Society, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby demonstrates the revision of the American Dream. In the early 1920s, the American Dream was of a divergent view. There was a common disposition which urged the people of that day and age to display themselves as part of a “modern” nation. Because of World War I, Americans only wanted to return home, back to their lives. However,…

Welcome to the era of booze, gambling, and sins. The 1920’s, also known as the roaring 20’s, was an era where the people were free and could do what they wished. This popular culture of the decade was a time people defied Prohibition, embraced new ways of dancing and dressing, and rejected traditional moral standards. It was a time of mystiqueness and carlessness of the world. This is Nick’s world, what he sees through his eyes, his perspective, his vision, his life. But is it really all that it…

and cultural ways of living of particular people and a country. People catalyze the growth in the society and in our case Babe Ruth, Charles Lindbergh, and Henry Ford participated in the cultural and economic development of their countries. In the 1920’s people spent most of their time partying rather than working and thus athletes were heroes as they were the only source of the people's entertainment. The Model T, sports heroes, and advancement in technology helped in the development of the…

in the world where anyone who worked hard enough could become successful and therefore fulfill the American Dream. However, through The Great Gatsby, author F. Scott Fitzgerald confronts this sanguine mentality. That which defines success in the 1920s, the time during which Fitzgerald’s novel is set, is no longer the “pursuit of happiness” that the Founding Fathers had established in the Declaration of Independence, but instead, the acquisition of a maximized amount of wealth and material…

from the traditional Victorian female standards at the time. These women often bobbed their hair, wore short dresses and skirts, and took on many characteristics that had only been deemed appropriate for men. The passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920 granted women the right to vote, allowing them a direct interaction with politics for the first time. To highlight their independence, women also began taking jobs in the workforce as well as attending college. However,…

Taboo: proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable (dictionary.com). This word describes the book The Great Gatsby accurately because many actions in this book are considered “taboo”. The book is set in the 1920s which is the time period of change. Prohibition started in the Roaring twenties; prohibition is defined as the outlaw of alcohol. There were many other changes at this period, for example there were flappers, which were women who no longer followed the rules. There was also an…

Suffragette Movement: The Roaring Twenties A teenage woman living the the 1920s had very little chances of straying from the role that was given to her at birth. She would marry young, and stay at home to raise the children. Furthermore, woman would have to stay at home to receive guests, as well as doing the daily chores with the help of a live-in maid. Although women were expected to follow the path of a housewife, divorce was increasingly becoming more popular in the 20s. This was due to the…