Great Gatsby - Men vs. Women

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a story of party people. The book takes place during the Roaring 20's when alcohol was prohibited. Most of the book revolves around the lavish parties that Jay Gatsby has. We find out that the purpose of his grand parties is to lure Daisy Buchanan to his house. Gatsby goes off to war and Daisy married Tom Buchannan because he has money. Nick Carraway is Daisy's cousin who …

…had alcohol. Alcohol was a big part of the 20's because it was prohibited by the government. Many men earned their money by smuggling in alcohol. Men and women in the 20's were very similar but they had certain characteristic that set them apart. Fitzgerald depicts his male and female characters accurately in the sense that they could be pulled from the book and be put right into the 20's and they would fit in.