It was a decade of prosperity, artistic innovation, and a heady time for social and political change. The economy flourished with the help of new technologies, and many Americans were earning higher wages. Though the Roaring Twenties seemed to be a time of celebration, but because of the decline in moral values, it was also considered as a time of social decay. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald exemplified the debauched society of the 1920…showed first 75 words of 1328 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1328 total…her goal and that is to live a luxurious life. During the 20s, it seemed morally wrong to marry someone for money, but nowadays, people can be so outrageous that they are willing to kill and kidnap to get money. There will always be people who are morally corrupted and they will do anything to get what they want. It is a frightening to think what someone might do to get money 80 years from now.