The Role Of Illegal Activity In The 1920s By F. Scott Fitzgerald
The perpetual news reports on recurrent bootlegging activities filled the morning papers. As the old gentleman flipped through the newspaper, he witnessed the sight of Al Capone’s name largely printed on the headlines of each article. It was inevitable for society to read about disreputable individuals who frequently engaged in illegal activity. Nevertheless, it was nothing peculiar or outlandish for the people in America. Instead, these unlawful acts were common throughout America and were done for a single purpose: profit. The 1920s was undeniably a period when people were organized into multiple gangs that took part in racketeering. Criminal organizations thrived from the selling of alcohol in the 1920s, seeking accessible methods and techniques
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Scott Fitzgerald portrays through his classical novel titled, The Great Gatsby.
The tremendous desire to gain money in order to adjust to living provided a visible path towards criminal activity. The early 1920s was a duration of time in which American citizens witnessed social and political change. Nonetheless, the American culture would only change for the worse and ultimately lead to immoral activities as a result of widely experienced desperation. Illegal activity thrived throughout the markets in the American society and eventually became widely spread in the region. The ban upon the sale and supply of alcohol beverages exasperated the general public in America (Crime 1). According to the novel titled, Tommy: the Gun That Changed America, written by Karen Blumenthal, Prohibition allowed for a new generation of gangsters who had the intention of creating enterprises based on the selling of alcohol (Blumenthal 106). In the text, Blumenthal writes, “Over time, networks of gangsters began to bubble up to provide liquor and beer to the thirsty” (Blumenthal 39). This quote reveals how the everlasting desire for alcohol provided further job opportunities for …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald. Organized crime in the 1920s allowed for multiple criminal uprisings and beliefs aimed at the source of money in America. The old gentleman had become aware of the theories towards people of wealth. As a final point, organized crime in America during the 1920s was merely based on the desire to make profit, producing a clear route for the establishment of well-known
Scott Fitzgerald portrays through his classical novel titled, The Great Gatsby.
The tremendous desire to gain money in order to adjust to living provided a visible path towards criminal activity. The early 1920s was a duration of time in which American citizens witnessed social and political change. Nonetheless, the American culture would only change for the worse and ultimately lead to immoral activities as a result of widely experienced desperation. Illegal activity thrived throughout the markets in the American society and eventually became widely spread in the region. The ban upon the sale and supply of alcohol beverages exasperated the general public in America (Crime 1). According to the novel titled, Tommy: the Gun That Changed America, written by Karen Blumenthal, Prohibition allowed for a new generation of gangsters who had the intention of creating enterprises based on the selling of alcohol (Blumenthal 106). In the text, Blumenthal writes, “Over time, networks of gangsters began to bubble up to provide liquor and beer to the thirsty” (Blumenthal 39). This quote reveals how the everlasting desire for alcohol provided further job opportunities for …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald. Organized crime in the 1920s allowed for multiple criminal uprisings and beliefs aimed at the source of money in America. The old gentleman had become aware of the theories towards people of wealth. As a final point, organized crime in America during the 1920s was merely based on the desire to make profit, producing a clear route for the establishment of well-known