Age of Anxiety

The roaring twenties pass as the world sees peace after a generation of war. The age progress and reconstructions leads devastatingly to the age of anxiety. This age was characterized but not wholly, on the great depression. One of the worst economic crashes of all time, its repercussions spanned the globe. Yet, it was not just a time of economic crisis. All over the world, the very fabric of society was changing; be it economic, political or social.
First and for most, the roots of anxiety came from depression. The stock market crash of 1929 sent the stock market crashing down to reality. Stocks that were traded way higher than it’s actually value. Other economic problems came from the growing wealth gap. The poor, unable to make a living had few options. In the United States, mass migration, as depicted in the classic Grapes of Wrath, occurred at an astonishing level. Workers in the east fled to California in search of jobs they saw in pamphlets which were sometimes imaginary...