"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The 1920s was a time of excess and growth. Economically, the 1920s was a time for great financial gain. Largely because of improvements in technology, productivity increased while overall production costs decreased, and the economy grew. Not only was this time filled with prosperity, but corruption as well. People finally acquired leisure time, and it was filled with gluttony and lust. Many authors during this time believed that society was living in excess and without …

…with a disapproving tone. Even though the country was economically prosperous, people increasingly lost much needed morals on their journey of the American dream. Affairs and other sins take place with little guilt, and people working in factories are treated like animals. People get caught up in the corruption around them in order to try to get their piece of the growing wealth. Without making some changes, society could be on its way to self-devastation