Essays on Jazz Age

Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald's creative works can be called "parallel", as both writers worked at the same time - "Jazz Age". Many different critics still discuss their works, citing the numerous common characteristics and similarities. Of course, their technique and literary devices differ and are unique. At the same time, some of the characters, concepts, and problems have similar features. For example, one can compare the value of freedom, which penetrates many writings of these brilliant authors. The theme of the "lost generation" sounds in the early works of E. Hemingway. In the novel The Sun Also ...

Among the myriad of cultural phenomena which proliferated and become immortalized to define the electric social atmosphere of the “roaring 20’s”, there is perhaps no better example of a form of artistic expression which at once defined and immortalized the social attitudes and realities faced by individuals living during the period than the genre of Jazz music. Jazz has undoubtedly had a fundamental impact on not only the evolution of artistic expression as seen through the birth of an innovative and vibrant form of musical composition, but also on the transformation of the social status quo of the ...

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The Booming Twenties This was a time of change. The ‘Booming Twenties’ or the ‘Roaring Twenties’ brought along a paradigm shift in culture, morality and economy. There was widespread social, cultural and ethical dynamism during this decade. It was a period of great economic prosperity across Europe and America. The twenties were also a time of parties and illegal practices. This kind of change affected the whole society – it affected how the people saw themselves, the importance they gave to morality, moral philosophy and professional ethics. Before the ‘Booming Twenties’ the values of people in general were quite simple such ...