The Jazz Age Through Literatur
Culture and society are always changing, simply because history is always changing. The events of history mold and define the overall feeling during a period of years. If a country’s economy plummets suddenly, and most of the people lose their job, then people will feel miserable and it shall be referred to as The Great Depression. On the other hand, should a country suddenly become victorious in a major war, the feeling will be very celebrative and proud. The time after World War I became known as The Jazz Age, penned by F. Scott Fitzgerald himself. (Abbott) On the surface, it was a time of seemingly endless happiness when the only concern of most Americans, at home and abroad, was where to get the next drink. In reality, it was a time of cynicism. By evaluating the lives and the literature of Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, one gets a comprehensible idea of life in America and Europe during the Jazz Age when it pertaining to relationships, careers, and the immoral corruption of people. Ernest Hemingway was always able to remain in the realm of mental sophistication. Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1899, Hemingway grew up in an upper-class family. (Dunn) He was a volunteer ambulance driver during World War I,
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Approximate Word count = 2287
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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