U.S.History-Modern-05-ID

F. Scott Fitzgerald is prominent in US history due to his vivid depictions of the Jazz Age and his enduring literary contributions. His writing, especially The Great Gatsby, ____________________, a period often referred to as the Jazz Age.

• showed people how they could achieve the American Dream in the 1920s
• encapsulates the exuberance, excess, and disillusionment of the 1920s
• depicts the sorrow and hardships experienced by many in the 1930s
• accurately demonstrates how middle Americans lived in the 1940s