Eugene F. Kranz

Few American authors have had the profound influence and deep perspective in writing as F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald captured the spirit of the American Dream in his writing and truly revitalized American literature. Despite F. Scott Fitzgerald’s disappointing upbringing, wild adult life, and tumultuous downfall, he is considered one of the most influential and profound authors of all time and is still celebrated globally to this day. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul,…

for others to question your dreams? To me the answer is no, however, I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer to this question because everyone has a different point of view of almost everything. The book The Great Gatsby, which was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a American style novel describing a millionaire also faces many judgments from others, characters in this book clearly performed how the society is, hates, love, jealousy, having doubts, and somehow can reflect today’s society…

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Daisy is revealed as a character corrupted by wealth in a power struggle against her husband, Tom Buchanan, in a marriage which she is perfectly content to be a part of. While the marriage between Daisy and Tom is corrupt as whole, Daisy is by far the greatest contributor of the corruption, even as it remains a secret to the characters until the novel’s end. During the first half of the story, the average reader will begin to hate Tom for his bigotry…

Understanding can be acknowledged as knowing the truth or having complete knowledge of a certain item. To have understanding, means that an item or an event in this case, makes since and is believable to a certain person. But what if your understanding was flawed, and based on myths or partial truths. What if understanding was looked at as a puzzle? When all the pieces are together it is fairly simple to tell what the overall picture is, but when you take several pieces away it becomes a…

few. It was during this period of time that would transform the world forever and pave the way for generations to come. The 60s began with the first ever televised presidential debate in which, John F. Kennedy would square off against Richard Nixon in 1960. The result would lead to President John F Kennedy (JFK) being elected as the 35th president of the United States. Years later, then candidate Richard Nixon would become the 37th president of the United States. He would play a role in the end…

During the 1960’s fear and paranoia had reached an all time high. The nations leader President Kennedy managed the issues regarding the idea of communism spreading and the possibility of nuclear warfare. The Cold War and The Cuban Missile Crisis became the center of the political issues that captured America’s fears. The focus of these two ideals became adapted, in two separate films: Three Presidents Go To War, and the satire black comedy Dr. Strangelove or: How I stopped Worrying and Loved the…

the birth of a new form of art, jazz music. America during this time was less conforming to traditional values and more fascinated by creating individual social acceptance and modernism through gaining wealth. The book and film “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald embodies the Jazz Age through the character Jay Gatsby’s pursuit of wealth in…

The Price of Vietnam The Vietnam war was a very controversial war, and many debate on whether or not the participation of the United States in the war was necessary. The war lasted a grueling twenty years, 1955 to 1975. However, in the year of 1968 there was much going on at home, from civil rights movements lead my Dr. Martin Luther King Jr to the presidential election of Richard Nixon and the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Tension was high in the U.S. With over 2.7 million Americans that…

1. Nick describes himself as a nonjudgmental person. 2. Nick describes Tom as a 3. Jordan Baker is an old friend of Daisy’s, also a professional golfer. Nick likes that Jordan is extremely pessimistic, with a mannish, cold personality. 4. Gatsby is standing alone on his lawn looking out over the water towards the green light that marks where daisies home is. 5. Nick 's tone when he is describing tom portrayed that he was not fond of toms existence 2 1. Nick meets Tom’s mistress when tom…

The Great Gatsby was one of many creative stories F. Scott Fitzgerald successfully wrote during his era. The 1920’s brought new things to Fitzgerald and his newly wedded wife, but once all the fame and glamour ended so did they. Fitzgerald’s life eventually came crashing down in depression and misery following the 1920’s, and he would never be the same. Fitzgerald became very vulnerable to this era and could not control himself, which came back to haunt him. Fitzgerald wrote the book in first…