The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age was an era of peace and prosperity in America that started right after WWI, 1920, until the 1929 Wall Street Crash. It was a period in America where great social change was taking place, especially for the younger women. The younger generation did not trust the older generations ways due to the war, and instead did things their own way. The women were called Flappers because of their bold fashion statements and hair styles, with these changes, the women were viewed immoral and a threat to the previous generations' values and culture. The Jazz Age was coined by F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, to describe the 20's and is evident in the novel. Gatsby's crazy parties are an example of the consent partying in the Jazz Age. Also prohibition made it possible for people to make loads of money in a short amount of time - is was how Gatsby made his fortune as well. With all this separation between the youths of the 1920s and the older generations, it could be seen as "Old Money", as the older generation and "New Money", the new generation.