Robert Frost argued with his poem that the most precious, "golden" moments in life cannot last, echoing the biblical fall from Eden. This is written in the famous Roaring Twenties (1920-1929) which ended with the stock market crash in 1929, leading to the Great Depression (1929-1939). Personally, I think that it's not actually a commentary on the passing of time as much as what a warning that even with everything gold plated one can't survive with merely items from this realm which is horribly fleetly. Not even a momentary good intention will safe anyone other than striving to be good and righteous all the time. In Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451, the Bible's Book of Job is so crucial because it parallels the main character Guy Montag’s journey, symbolizing the suffering, faith, and perseverance required to challenge a dystopian society. Read by the old English lecturer Faber, it inspires Montag to endure, lose his old life, and seek new meaning, mirroring Job's trials
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