Roaring+Twenties


 * __Indicator 12:__** interprets how the arts, music, and literature reflected social change during the Jazz Age (e.g., Harlem Renaissance, F. Scott Fitzgerald, development of blues and jazz // culture //).

First of all, for the interpretation it is usefull to know that the Jazz age describe the popular culture and newfound prosperity of the United States. It was the time of abundance and experimentation. People lost their moral ideas and became opener to different things. How the arts, music and literature reflects that is easy to describe. Humen startet to talk about the "Tabu-topics". In the literature people experimented for the first time with new forms of recreation and sexuality. Things changed and the older generation got shocked by the younger generation's new morals and manners. Women were able to vote and they saw it as a symobl that they had the right now for more. They were called "flapper girls," these women were not only sported wearing heavy makeup, bobbed hair, and skirts above the ankles but also drank beer, smoked cigarettes, and drove automobiles. Besides, people got the opportunity to buy thing on credit, and the economy boomed. The living standart got higher and entertainment played a big role. The "Harlem Ranaissance" was a big part of the Jazz age, too. Though Harlem suffered from poverty, it also bloomed with talent. Writers, actors, poets, playwrights, musicians, and artists all came together. They called themselves the "New Negro Movement." They celebrated black culture and achievement. Their art and writing focused on the lives of black people. They held up black culture and accomplishment as worthy of admiration. The Jazz music became very popular.