The Roaring Twenties was an era of inventions and prosper for Americans. During this time, the nations wealth had doubled creating people to become rich. Also during this time, entertainment was looked more upon and made a huge increase in growth. Even though there were people growing rich during this time, there was also an increase in poverty. Many people believed this age to be more conflict rather than celebration. This time was a birth for many new ideas, such as mass culture and new music. There is a book based upon this time, named the Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is a book that takes place during the Roaring twenties and shows the adventure of many people who are going through this era. The mass culture was created because many people had extra money to spend and they ended up spending the money on clothes and home appliances, etc. The Roaring Twenties was also the time of the Jazz age, where many Americans wanted to dance and create new music that created a new sense of freedom for people all across the nation. Since many Americans were prospering during this era, alcohol and smoking were things that were not prohibited. They were actually influenced more with these things because of the gigantic parties that were hosted. To conclude, this era was the time of many conflicts and celebrations.
I agree with what you said about what the roaring twenties looked like for people during that time. The connection you made with The great Gatsby is really interesting. We haven't read too much of the book yet, so I am looking forward to seeing the connection with the book and the context we are learning about in American Studies. :)
ReplyDeleteI like how you made the connection between the Roaring Twenties and The Great Gatsby. I did not make that connection myself but I see it now after reading your post. I am also looking forward to making more connections as we read further into the novel.
ReplyDeleteThe roaring 20's were so important because it fit the lifestyle of the Rags to Riches story, which is the lifestyle people have in mind when they come to America, or even citizen who live here maybe moving across the country living a better life. The rags to riches story is one that make this novel the GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL
ReplyDeleteThe 1920s would have been a very interesting time period to live in. I think this mainly because of the various technological developments that were made during this time. Learning about innovation is one of my favorite parts of studying history.
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