F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Impossible American Dream Although the author F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote elegant stories and novels, he had a much more dauntless side: “F. Scott FItzgerald and his wife drank, went to parties, and made the gossip columns by jumping into fountains and stripping clothes in a movie theater” (Oxford 47). How could one daring human being mold into an amazing writer despite this adventurous past? Many critics have controversial opinions to answer this question about the puzzling man, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was a well-known writer who produced many short stories and novels during the 1920’s Jazz Age and Great Depression era, such as Tender Is the Night and The Great Gatsby. He was born on September 24, 1896 and
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Tender Is the Night is a novel that surrounds the idea that wealth causes corruption and brings turmoil to one’s life-which directly relates to the Great Depression time period. This novel not only addresses the troubles of wealth, but it also addresses themes particular to European history and politics, such as the effect prosperous Americans had on Europe (“Tender Is the Night 240). Such themes directly relate to the troubled times America was going through during the Great Depression, which started in 1929 and ended a decade later. When speaking in terms of popularity, The Great Gatsby is a more famous novel blends and compares rich to poor, along with the conflicts between old East with the upbeat West. As “The Great Gatsby explains, this novel was published in 1925 during the Jazz Age, an era during the 1920’s in which America was experiencing a cultural and lifestyle revolution. The plot was very similar to the events that took place during the Jazz Age, such as the stock market boom and the reality of how rich Americans spent their money (64). Due to these colliding time periods in which the book was published, people went crazy for what seemed like real life plot and characters. A great plot twist is also included in this novel, which centers the idea that the American Dream is not all about money and glamour, but adapting to change and understanding the fact that life is a rollercoaster and you have to learn how to adapt to the bumpy roads to achieve complete happiness: “The novel is not just about one man, James Gatz or Jay Gatsby, but about aspects of the human condition of an era, and themes that transcend time altogether, it is the stuff of myth” (“The Great Gatsby” 77). The complex themes that Fitzgerald wrote about paved the way, and also deterred the way for those who read and commented on Fitzgerald’s works during both the Jazz Age and The Great
Tender Is the Night is a novel that surrounds the idea that wealth causes corruption and brings turmoil to one’s life-which directly relates to the Great Depression time period. This novel not only addresses the troubles of wealth, but it also addresses themes particular to European history and politics, such as the effect prosperous Americans had on Europe (“Tender Is the Night 240). Such themes directly relate to the troubled times America was going through during the Great Depression, which started in 1929 and ended a decade later. When speaking in terms of popularity, The Great Gatsby is a more famous novel blends and compares rich to poor, along with the conflicts between old East with the upbeat West. As “The Great Gatsby explains, this novel was published in 1925 during the Jazz Age, an era during the 1920’s in which America was experiencing a cultural and lifestyle revolution. The plot was very similar to the events that took place during the Jazz Age, such as the stock market boom and the reality of how rich Americans spent their money (64). Due to these colliding time periods in which the book was published, people went crazy for what seemed like real life plot and characters. A great plot twist is also included in this novel, which centers the idea that the American Dream is not all about money and glamour, but adapting to change and understanding the fact that life is a rollercoaster and you have to learn how to adapt to the bumpy roads to achieve complete happiness: “The novel is not just about one man, James Gatz or Jay Gatsby, but about aspects of the human condition of an era, and themes that transcend time altogether, it is the stuff of myth” (“The Great Gatsby” 77). The complex themes that Fitzgerald wrote about paved the way, and also deterred the way for those who read and commented on Fitzgerald’s works during both the Jazz Age and The Great