Fashion went from loose and long to fitted and short. Women's ankles, let alone knees, were never before seen in public. They were also never seen drinking or smoking. In the past, men were the only ones to engage in this type of activity. Modern women have made it so that women also drink and smoke in public places. Traditional conceptions of family have also been changed by modern women. Women no longer considered sex as a form of reproduction but as a desirable act. Fitzgerald uses female characters to explain and describe modern views of women. The differences between modern and traditional are so great that it took years for people to get used to the