Prohibition and Crime in 1920

Puerto 1 How Prohibition and Crime Is Mirrored in The Great Gatsby. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby offers a view into the “Roaring Twenties.” Fitzgerald relates prohibition and crime into his book due to the time period in which the book took place. Prohibition and crime were combined in this time period because of rebellion. Fitzgerald stresses the need for hope and dreams to give …

…the gangs control our cities, states, or country, but few will doubt that during Prohibition, the North and South Side gangs ruled Chicago.” The Great Gatsby offers some of the severest and closest criticism of the American dream that our literature affords. Gatsby’s strong desire for wealth and Daisy, the American and romantic dream respectively, prove to be the greatest reasons for his grave downfall at the hands of a ruthless society. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**