As a result, people were convinced that the American Dream can be achieved with their hard works and is available for everyone (Themes). Although they created huge amount of wealth and experience great happiness of the "Jazz Age", most people were totally ignorant about the upcoming crisis and problems, such as the Great Depression in late 1920s (The Great Gatsby). In the book, we can learn that people who went Gatsby's party also tried to gain happiness by losing their temperance. People threw out a lot parties, consumed tons of acohols, and squandered enormous amount of money in order to fill their emptiness and to satisfy their greeds (Themes). The high-pitched Jazz covered the cities, and inspired the fickle Americans to move forward blindly (Themes). Scott Fizgerald named that time period as the "Jazz Age", which was filled with extravagance and indulgences (The Great Gatsby). After the World War I, the American people struggled for more wealth, social status, and better lives without enough moral restraint (Themes). The Wall Street became so prosperous, and people enjoyed the overflowing goods (The Great Gatsby). The story of the book began in the summer of 1922, which was a time period of thriving economy and materialism (Themes).
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