Modernism in the Great Gatsby

What is Modernism? This term was usually referred to as the literature era of the 1920’s. During the “Roaring Twenties”, as most would say, was the time of flappers, gangsters, and the beginning of some of the most renowned literature known to the United States. One of the famous books written in this time was The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. Included in the Modernism Era were the focus on trends and the extreme effect materialism makes on the society of the 1920’s. With the materials that one might own, it became their new way of life. In The Great Gatsby there are many signs of materialism and love for manufactured goods. Gatsby’s brilliant and luscious house was built just to impress the eyes of Daisy. This can lead on to the fact that back then, many people would win the love of others by gloating around with their so-called wealth, no matter how they received it. The rich have their way where they look-out for no one else but themselves and the ones they wish to love and be with. The carelessness of the rich can be easily described using Tom and Daisy Buchanan. They show in many ways how in their position, they can just live their lives carelessly and look down on others. “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…” They do not need to worry about many things because if something were to happen then they could look back at their wealth and just move on with no thought about it. These people live the decadent life of the ‘roaring twenties’ that many of the writers of this era were criticizing, with the mindless, indulgent, irresponsible life style where the word ‘consequence’ does not give them a thought at all. This lifestyle of no consequences leads to the affairs and fights which lead to many other secrets and casualties.
There were murders in the streets because of the growing jealousy in the neighborhoods. The start of the