Did F. Scott Fitzgerald Present The Change In The Great Gatsby
The Roaring Twenties
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” the narrator, Nick Carraway, moves to West Egg to work as a bond trader in Manhattan. He grew up in a prominent family. He came from an old money family in Chicago. He attended Yale University and is known as a very well rounded man. This novel is based off of the 1920’s era. It was named the Roaring Twenties after the Great War when the United States underwent a change in radical and social reform. During this period, society was torn apart due to the clash between old and new money. The Great Gatsby reflects the American society during this period and undoubtedly depicts the difference between traditional and corrupted values. The Great Gatsby is a great depiction of the Roaring Twenties because of greed, parties, and fast women.
In the book, money is everything to the characters. Money was important to them because it made them feel superior to others. There were two types of wealth in the Roaring Twenties. There was Old Money, which is inherited wealth and New Money, which is wealth acquired within one’s own generation. The difference was that the new money was considered less than …show more content…
the old money. During the early 20th century, the upper class were seen as a higher-status. This is demonstrated in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, in which Tom represents the established old wealth, while Gatsby represents the nouveau riche. In the novel, there was a rivalry between old money, Tom, and new money, Gatsby, over Daisy.
In the novel, extravagant parties were thrown frequently by no other than Gatsby himself.
“There was music from my neighbor’s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whispering and the champagne and the stars” (39). Nick described how the people came and behaved a Gatsby’s parties. Gatsby typically threw huge, expensive parties for complete strangers just attract Daisy’s attention. He was well known for his parties. He provided plenty for his guests. People went to the parties to have a great time, be seen and mainly to drink free alcohol. During the Roaring Twenties the temperance movement was in full effect. The laws banned the drinking of alcoholic beverages. Although alcohol was banded it didn’t stop Gatsby from serving it at his extravagant
shindigs.
The role of American women changed in the 1920’s. In the 1920’s women were given the right to vote. Flappers were discovered in the 1920’s. Flappers were young women who did unladylike things and were more sexually free. Women became more independent by wearing short dresses, cutting their hair and wearing makeup.
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” the narrator, Nick Carraway, moves to West Egg to work as a bond trader in Manhattan. He grew up in a prominent family. He came from an old money family in Chicago. He attended Yale University and is known as a very well rounded man. This novel is based off of the 1920’s era. It was named the Roaring Twenties after the Great War when the United States underwent a change in radical and social reform. During this period, society was torn apart due to the clash between old and new money. The Great Gatsby reflects the American society during this period and undoubtedly depicts the difference between traditional and corrupted values. The Great Gatsby is a great depiction of the Roaring Twenties because of greed, parties, and fast women.
In the book, money is everything to the characters. Money was important to them because it made them feel superior to others. There were two types of wealth in the Roaring Twenties. There was Old Money, which is inherited wealth and New Money, which is wealth acquired within one’s own generation. The difference was that the new money was considered less than …show more content…
the old money. During the early 20th century, the upper class were seen as a higher-status. This is demonstrated in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, in which Tom represents the established old wealth, while Gatsby represents the nouveau riche. In the novel, there was a rivalry between old money, Tom, and new money, Gatsby, over Daisy.
In the novel, extravagant parties were thrown frequently by no other than Gatsby himself.
“There was music from my neighbor’s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whispering and the champagne and the stars” (39). Nick described how the people came and behaved a Gatsby’s parties. Gatsby typically threw huge, expensive parties for complete strangers just attract Daisy’s attention. He was well known for his parties. He provided plenty for his guests. People went to the parties to have a great time, be seen and mainly to drink free alcohol. During the Roaring Twenties the temperance movement was in full effect. The laws banned the drinking of alcoholic beverages. Although alcohol was banded it didn’t stop Gatsby from serving it at his extravagant
shindigs.
The role of American women changed in the 1920’s. In the 1920’s women were given the right to vote. Flappers were discovered in the 1920’s. Flappers were young women who did unladylike things and were more sexually free. Women became more independent by wearing short dresses, cutting their hair and wearing makeup.