Fitzgerald describes his life in the 1920s as simultaneously successful and unsatisfying, reflecting the broader socio-economic climate of the Roaring Twenties, with its extravagant lifestyle followed by financial hardship.
F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts his life in the 1920s as a mix of personal success and inner turmoil. In his personal essay The Crack-Up, Fitzgerald reflects on the decade's luxurious lifestyle and its eventual impact on his personal life, including financial struggles and personal dissatisfaction despite his literary achievements.
His experiences during this era encapsulate the broader socio-economic climate of the 1920s, characterized by extravagant living followed by the Great Depression's onset, an era often referred to as the Roaring Twenties.
This decade is known for its radical social and political change, an economic boom followed by a bust, and the rise of consumer culture and new technologies.