Roaring Lion

The roaring twenties is a time in United States history that can be compared to the spring break of a studious college student. Wild parties are held, alcohol is consumed, and the most atrocious of all, couples cheat on each other. In Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, relationship issues are a major conflict throughout the story. The couples in discussion are Tom and Daisy, the rich couple, and George and Myrtle, occupants of the valley of ashes. They are comparable in some cases,…

With all the money, party’s and unnecessary gold items seeing how materialism is shown in The Great Gatsby isn’t really that hard. The over all message of the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is that the “American Dream” isn’t all it seams and money can’t buy everything. Using materialism helped show how dumb it was to think money could buy things like happiness. You can tell how much money effects the people in it, listen to a guest at Gatsby’s party as she tells a little story…

In "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald and " Chicago" directed by Rob Marshall money is consequential to both stories. Money shows the power one can have if they have large amounts of it. In "Chicago" Roxie uses money so she can hire the best lawyer who also made her famous. In "The Great Gatsby" money showed where people were ranked from richest to poorest with Tom being in East Egg (been really rich) whereas Gatsby was from West Egg (newly rich). Power is something a lot of people in…

The 1940’s were a decade of great change in America. In 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor; the first ever attack on U.S. soil, in 1944 American troops landed in Nazi-occupied Europe, and in 1945 the microwave oven was introduced to America. There was another great change taking place, but in the world of jazz music -- a new sound was developing that would alter the genre forever, pioneered by such people as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk. As 1940 was coming to a close, a…

F. Scott Fitzgerald is generally regarded as one of the great American writers. His work very much reflected on his life, specifically his pursuit of happiness and the “American Dream.” Fitzgerald was known social commentary, by telling what was going on in the upper class. He defined the culture of America in those times. He also commented on the decay of morales during the 1920’s. As someone who grew up without wealth but desired wealth, he defined the American Dream of rising from rags to…

that she can’t be seen with a poor man. “The winning of female suffrage did not mark the end of prejudice and discrim-ination against women in public life” (Perry 36). The social culture and morals of a woman during the 1920’s varied immensely. The Roaring 20s were when the Flappers, “independent and rebellious” (Banner 578) came out to play. Flappers emerged because there was a loss of biblical authority and a general decline in traditional morals in the United States. However, even though…

The roaring twenties were a time of prosperity and change. The end of World War I led to people seeking to alter society and life in general. The new decade brought more modern change, especially in literature. The 1920’s really laid the foundation for American modernism. Writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Langston Hughes were both major contributors to literature and society. Their respective writings were influenced by the people, culture and movements during this time. American…

York, I was quiet and took in all the aspects of the roaring twenties similarly to Nick. Nick often describes himself as “within and without” (Fitzgerald 35), constantly disgusted by the parties and scenes around him, but is too fascinated to leave them. I struggled with this same problem, seeing the artificialness, and all the wrong-doings that were deeply embedded in the Jazz Age. Through my own experiences, my goal was to prove that the roaring twenties was not all that it seemed to be; it…

Throughout the early 1900’s, women struggled with asserting themselves in a man’s world, but in the 1920’s an independent new women emerged causing controversy. Throughout The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald is criticizing the superficiality of the 1920’s “new women” by comparing Myrtle and Daisy; yet despite their differences Fitzgerald highlights the similarity in their desires. Fitzgerald contrasts Myrtle’s confidence in defying and cheating on her husband, with Daisy’s cautiousness around…

Emily Bronte wrote the book under a masculine name because in the late 1800’s it was frowned upon for women to exceed through any form of entertainment. The 1920’s are noted to be a turnaround for females who aspired to write and publish novels. The “Roaring Twenties” was a significant transition in American entertainment because of the changes in the roles of women, the bohemian lifestyles, and the opportunities for entertainment to reach all classes of people. Women in this era were…