time period the great gatsby was written in
Time Period of the Great Gatsby. The 1920's, sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, was known as a time of social change in rural America. In many aspects of life, women and men were changing their past accepted lifestyles and quickly adopting lavish lifestyles. Emerged during the twentieth century, one of the most notable writers of his time, F. Scott Fitzgerald, developed one of the greatest novels written, The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald used his novels to reveal his feelings and opinions on times in the US.