1920s/Great Gatsby Paired Essay
The 1920s were a period of prosperity and opportunity and a period of excess and unrest. Some people think the time in the 1920s were hard times, for example people struggled with money and jobs. Other people believe it was an easy time where no one really had to worry about anything. They partied, spent money, just had fun, and have no worry in the world. In 1920s a book was written called, The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby was explaining how money was very influential during that time and what people did with their money. In The Great Gatsby there are two sides of town, West Egg an East Egg, in East Egg everyone cared about their money. They were considered “old money” and they always thought they knew …show more content…
For example the character Jay Gatsby he became friends with his neighbor his name is Nick. Gatsby wasn't totally truthful with Nick Gatsby told nice that he got his money from when his parents passed but they think he got it from bootleggin he also lied that he was an oxford man and he lied about where he lived Nick had some speculation about it but didn't really ask more about it. Another example is that Tom lied about his actions Tom is married to Daisy but he was having affair with a lady named Myrtle that was married to a guy named George. Tom would always lie to Daisy where he was going so she didn't know he was going to see Myrtle but Daisy knew something was going on she just really didn't come out and say it but she was also seeing Gatsby behind Tom back so there was like a love triangle no one was really happy in their relationship so they had affairs on the side but Daisy and Tom did end up staying together and fleeing somewhere when Gatsby died. In the book everything wasn't perfect yes on the outside it seemed like it was but if you saw everyone secert and their story it really isn't perfect.
In the 1920s you can clearly see that is was a time of unrest. You see that because of prohibition all the crimes that happened also you see it in the women's rights a lot of conflict was there because
The 1920s were a period of prosperity and opportunity and a period of excess and unrest. Some people think the time in the 1920s were hard times, for example people struggled with money and jobs. Other people believe it was an easy time where no one really had to worry about anything. They partied, spent money, just had fun, and have no worry in the world. In 1920s a book was written called, The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby was explaining how money was very influential during that time and what people did with their money. In The Great Gatsby there are two sides of town, West Egg an East Egg, in East Egg everyone cared about their money. They were considered “old money” and they always thought they knew …show more content…
For example the character Jay Gatsby he became friends with his neighbor his name is Nick. Gatsby wasn't totally truthful with Nick Gatsby told nice that he got his money from when his parents passed but they think he got it from bootleggin he also lied that he was an oxford man and he lied about where he lived Nick had some speculation about it but didn't really ask more about it. Another example is that Tom lied about his actions Tom is married to Daisy but he was having affair with a lady named Myrtle that was married to a guy named George. Tom would always lie to Daisy where he was going so she didn't know he was going to see Myrtle but Daisy knew something was going on she just really didn't come out and say it but she was also seeing Gatsby behind Tom back so there was like a love triangle no one was really happy in their relationship so they had affairs on the side but Daisy and Tom did end up staying together and fleeing somewhere when Gatsby died. In the book everything wasn't perfect yes on the outside it seemed like it was but if you saw everyone secert and their story it really isn't perfect.
In the 1920s you can clearly see that is was a time of unrest. You see that because of prohibition all the crimes that happened also you see it in the women's rights a lot of conflict was there because