In F. Scott Fitzgerald's Babylon revisited charlie says but i lost everything i wanted in the boom what does he mean?

When Charlie says he lost everything he wanted in the boom, he is referring to the period of the 1920s, also known as the Roaring Twenties, when he was wealthy and successful but ultimately lost his family, reputation, and sense of self amidst the excesses and indulgences of the time. The "boom" symbolizes the economic prosperity and social transformation of the era, but for Charlie, it also represents a period of personal downfall and regret.