The "roaring twenties," was a decade of affluence and prosperity where an entire generation was focused on celebrating the ending of the Great War and everyone was making money. Prohibition also was a factor of this decade at a time where women were gaining rights quickly, wearing shorter hair, less clothes and one thing that was on everyone’s mind was partying. This book was written during and also takes place during the Jazz age therefore it makes sense that, especially with Fitzgerald’s brilliantly symbolic writing, the time period is reflected perfectly by the characters and happenings of the novel. One thing that allowed Gatsby to succeed and also set the scene for the roaring twenties was the Great War. WWI was the first war where all of the worlds great powers were really affected. This coupled with stalemate and recent rapid industrial revolution combined to create one of the deadliest wars the world has ever seen. No wonder the entire country had reason to want to party for the entire decade that followed and this is very well represented by Gatsby who was a soldier himself and his lavish lifestyle and parties. People literally flock to his house to celebrate for no real reason except to just have a great time. Gatsby’s service in the war also allowed him to go to Oxford, a school that he never could have attended if he didn’t have the army’s help, and which at first sparked Wolfsheim’s interest in him. After Gatsby passes away Wolfsheim reveals the time he first met Gatsby in a bar where he bought the starving young Gatsby something to eat he then remembers “when he told me he was an Oggsford I knew I could use him good,” (Pg. 171). Before the war and even afterwards Gatsby is a poor Midwesterner however it serves as a blessing in disguise because it allows him to get the Education he needs to succeed. As for the parties, the sale and manufacturing of alcohol was disallowed by prohibition however Gatsby ce