The Great Gatsby creates a portrait of the Jazz Age in the 1920s.
Considered to be Fitzgerald 's magnum opus , The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence , idealism , resistance to change , social upheaval , and excess , creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream .	magnum opus	Masterpiece	decadence	decadence	idealism	idealism	Jazz Age	Jazz Age	Roaring Twenties	Roaring Twenties	American Dream	American Dream
The Jazz Age was a period in the 1920s , ending with the Great Depression , in which jazz music and dance styles became popular , mainly in the United States , but also in Britain , France and elsewhere .	Great Depression	Great Depression	jazz	jazz	United States	United States
