F. Scott Fitzgerald Essay

Throughout The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald is criticizing the superficiality of the 1920’s “new women” by comparing Myrtle and Daisy; yet despite their differences Fitzgerald highlights the similarity in their desires. Fitzgerald contrasts Myrtle’s confidence in defying and cheating on her husband, with Daisy’s cautiousness around her own husband to show their differences. Yet, both Myrtle and Daisy allow Tom to control their emotions and actions. Fitzgerald is ultimately suggesting that…

A Literary Analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams" would not be complete without a thorough examination into the life of Dexter Green. Carpe Diem in “Winter Dreams” is, in the long run, an unfulfilled concept. I expose Dexter’s botching his many opportunities to “seize the day.” The setting written during a period of time in and around the Roaring 20’s when Dexter is between fourteen to thirty-two years old. F. Scott Fitzgerald divides “Winter Dreams” among specific time periods…

I wrote this song because the story Winter Dreams by F. Scott Fitzgerald was probably my favorite story that I read for this class. Even when I was first reading it I had thought of how the relationship between Judy and Dexter would be perfect to make a song out of. The story overall has many different elements portraying the average idea of the American Dream. Fitzgerald used the life of Dexter to show the ideas of making your own fortune, the excitement and sadness of young love, and being…

the consumption of alcohol throughout the novel, which happens to be illegal. “ I was on my way to get roaring drunk...” (Fitzgerald, 42) a statement from the narrator, Nick. At almost every party, there was alcohol and lots of it. Even though it was illegal, almost everyone in the novel consumed it. Secondly, there was “ a great number of girls dancing individually…” (Fitzgerald, 46) Both of those things are major rejections of tradition, dancing and women dancing alone. Before Modernism,…

The Great Gatsby” is considered by many to be one of the greatest American novels of all time. F. Scott Fitzgerald brought this story to life using colors as symbols. In this case, symbolism means creatively using colors to add emotions and depth to descriptions in the story. Fitzgerald used colors such as white, gold/yellow, gray and blue to highlight the ups and downs of the 1920’s. In “The Great Gatsby,” white is prominently used as a facade for purity. This color is mostly associated with…

The Great Gatsby Analytical Essay F Scott Fitzgerald presents many themes in his novel The Great Gatsby, one theme he presents is that someone can always see your true character by your actions when you think no one is looking. This theme is developed throughout the story by the constant reoccurrence of people doing things they know are wrong when they think no one is watching, but someone is always watching (The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckelburg). The first reference demonstrating someone doing…

Colours are one of the most prominent and powerful uses of symbolism in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A wide array of colours are alluded to, continuously, throughout the novel, holding deep symbolism while being presented at face value. Characters like Myrtle Wilson and Jay Gatsby yearn to be those whom are the elite of society, The Elect, reflected in colours. Other characters such as Tom and Daisy Buchanan’s socioeconomic status consistently manifests itself in the…

Daniel Lopez English 11 Period 5 Oct 2017 Fitzgerald’s Gender Roles In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, he portrays the characters Daisy and Jordan as fake and harsh revealing that these women are portrayed differently in this novel. Fitzgerald portrays daisy as a gold digger. She is after materialistic things such as money, clothes, jewelry, etc. She only married Tom because he is very wealthy. Gatsby was poor at the time and she couldn’t wait for him anymore. Tom cheats…

that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had."(Fitzgerald 1). This quote was said by Nick Carraway’s father, his wise words are trying to encourage young Nick to not think of himself as the most important but to instead realize and be grateful for all the privileges that he does obtain because there are ones who don’t have the privileges that he does. Within the Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald shows the motif of wealth and status through the characters actions…

The American Dream In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are different symbols that all tie in to a message about the American Dream. During the rolling 20’s, everyone wants to achieve this American Dream; however, people couldn’t picture the reality. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald puts the American Dream in perspective when mentioning symbols such as, the valley of ashes, love in the 20’s, Gatsby’s anonymous parties, the green light from the light house that shined…