Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald changed America through his novel The Great Gatsby. “Fitzgerald is regarded as one of the most capable, engaging and insightful writers of the 20th century. He is one of the truly great American storytellers, an inspiration for writers and seen as one of truly great troubled geniuses. In addition, The Great Gatsby is marked as one of the great American novels, if not the Great American Novel. (An American Icon 6).” F. Scott Fitzgerald used the world around him, the historical background, critical analysis and personal experiences to formulate the novel The Great Gatsby.
The character of Jay Gatsby portrays the author F. Scott Fitzgerald by the similarities in their love lives. Both F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jay …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald and Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchannan parallels Zelda Fitzgerald. Daisy and Zelda are products of high society, wealthy southern families. They were classified as the “it girls”, they had nice clothes, money and attention from men. Both Zelda and Daisy are representations of the flapper lifestyle. They desired to break the norms of tradition with personification and open sexuality. At the end of the day, Zelda and Daisy were the type of girls that lived in the moment and aspired to discover a liberated self (Zelda Through Daisy 2). Daisy and Zelda by their excess and lavish lifestyle depict the Roaring …show more content…
The Great Gatsby was not received well by the public, and Fitzgerald did not sell many copies during his lifetime. The public during the time of publication felt as if The Great Gatsby was a mockery of the 1920’s lifestyle. Society felt as if Fitzgerald was making digs at the extravagant and lavish lifestyle. However, after Fitzgerald death in 1940, society had a renewal of opinion. The public loved The Great Gatsby and copies of the book began to sell like wildfire. The rebirth of The Great Gatsby came right after the Great Depression. The Great Depression was an economically low time period with a great deal of suffering. The people loved reading a book that was flashy, extravagant and flamboyant. It reminded people of a happy, carefree time during a very dark and difficult period (Achenbach 1). At the end of the day, The Great Gatsby is classical book that gives an insight into the Roaring
The character of Jay Gatsby portrays the author F. Scott Fitzgerald by the similarities in their love lives. Both F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jay …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald and Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchannan parallels Zelda Fitzgerald. Daisy and Zelda are products of high society, wealthy southern families. They were classified as the “it girls”, they had nice clothes, money and attention from men. Both Zelda and Daisy are representations of the flapper lifestyle. They desired to break the norms of tradition with personification and open sexuality. At the end of the day, Zelda and Daisy were the type of girls that lived in the moment and aspired to discover a liberated self (Zelda Through Daisy 2). Daisy and Zelda by their excess and lavish lifestyle depict the Roaring …show more content…
The Great Gatsby was not received well by the public, and Fitzgerald did not sell many copies during his lifetime. The public during the time of publication felt as if The Great Gatsby was a mockery of the 1920’s lifestyle. Society felt as if Fitzgerald was making digs at the extravagant and lavish lifestyle. However, after Fitzgerald death in 1940, society had a renewal of opinion. The public loved The Great Gatsby and copies of the book began to sell like wildfire. The rebirth of The Great Gatsby came right after the Great Depression. The Great Depression was an economically low time period with a great deal of suffering. The people loved reading a book that was flashy, extravagant and flamboyant. It reminded people of a happy, carefree time during a very dark and difficult period (Achenbach 1). At the end of the day, The Great Gatsby is classical book that gives an insight into the Roaring