The nineteen twenties, for everyone who experienced it, was a ten-year sigh of relief, a chance to block out the pain of the war. Though the majority of America took that chance to balance a good schedule of work and play, the wealthy created a life of no consequence and no limit. They lived in a state of an oblivion laced with alcohol, drugs and plenty of money to support their habits. These people had riches beyond imagination and with that came an extremely perverted sense of sophistication. The moral state of the wealthy had depleted to a level no one had ever witnessed. The most outrageous part of the scene at the top of the social ladder was the lack of respect for the sanctity of marriage. Mainly due to the relaxation of sexual standards and in some part due to the appearance of the first "motel" in 1925, many were going to bed with people who were not their spouses. This extra curricular activity was a lot more readily available to those with comfortable monetary wealth. It was as simple as flying to a whole different country and coming back the same night. What was most shocking was that many times the spouses seemed undaunted by the infidelity, writing it off as part of the experience of the roaring 20's. Even if spouses of a cheating husband or wife did feel jealous or close to angry there was more than enough alcohol to forget the whole thing ever happened. The land of money, beauty and booze was covered with a pall of scandal, lies and deceit which made morality and easy thing to be forgotten, and it was for ten years of America's history, in the Jazz age of America, the nineteen twenties.
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