Gatsby is involved in some form of bootlegging. Jazz was popular – probably echoing the new trends in the arts – modernist movements in music, art, literature. Police tried to enforce impossible laws- liquor was sold in “speakeasies” (like shebeens). All the pent-up nervous energy of the post-war years found their expression in this period which was like one long party.Īlcohol was banned in America in 1920 – it could not be made or sold – so there was lots of smuggling or “bootlegging”. The end of WW 1 till the Great Depression (Wall Street crash). The Social Scenario The Jazz Age 1918-1929:
Gatsby recreates himself, turning his back on his humble beginnings.Ģ. Exclusion of the poor as the rich get richer. Possibilities through courage and hard work. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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