In such a gilded and roaring age, people are attracted by its superficial glitter while falling into the trap of hedonism. After the spree and binge to their hearts’ content, they have a feeling of emptiness and confusion. But they cannot get away from the society full of hypocrisy and selfishness. They are doomed to spiritual collapse and moral decay.

1.2 Fitzgerald and Tender is the Night

Francis Scott Fitzgerald is the most famous chronicler of the 1920s America, an era that he dubs “the Jazz Age.” F.Scott Fitzgerald is a most representative figure of the 1920s, who might be a mirror of the exciting age in almost every way. An active participant of his age, he never fails to remain detached and foresee the failure and tragedy of the gilded and roaring age. Thus he is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age.