The emptiness of the Jazz Age from "summary" of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Jazz Age was a time of excess and superficiality, where people pursued pleasure and indulgence without regard for the consequences. Wealth and status were paramount, and material possessions were used to mask the emptiness that lay beneath the surface. Parties were lavish and extravagant, but ultimately hollow and devoid of meaning. Gatsby's mansion was a perfect example of this superficiality – a gaudy display of wealth designed to impress and dazzle, but lacking any real substance. The characters in the novel are all chasing after some ideal of happiness – love, wealth, success – but they never quite seem to find it. Daisy Buchanan, for example, is constantly searching for something to fill the void in her life, but she is ultimately left feeling empty and dissatisfied. Her marriage to Tom is a facade, a hollow shell of a relationship that is built on lies and deceit. Tom himself is a prime example of the emptiness of the Jazz Age – wealthy, powerful, and yet utterly unfulfilled....
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