The 1920's, now known as the Roaring Twenties was once known as the Age of Anxiety. And for good reason. As mentioned in the previous post the world changed forever after the World War One. Everything that was once regarded as a fact was changed, and even the greatest accomplishments were scary because of this.
New philosphies introduced that there was no purpose to life- which introduced a new kind of anxiety, known as the Anxiety of Meaninglessness. This is essentially the fear of there being nothing to life other than life. In science, it was decided that the only true constant in the universe was the speed of light, which is not a very comforting thought. Even art, literature, and architecture were changed drastically, leaving really nothing but unknowns. The word was suffering from the anxiety of uncertainty.
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