Characters in American novels of the 20th century

There were lots of influential authors in the 20th century, one of the best is F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was the author of The Great Gatsby and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. F. Scott Fitzgerald's works were reflective of the time period he wrote them. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 26, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He went to private schools through his childhood. He enrolled to into Princeton University in 1913. He dropped out due to poor health and bad grades. Fitzgerald…

1. Introduction The American Dream has been a myth which arose in the United States of America. It is said that every human being has the ability to achieve anything he or she wants by working hard. Therefore, it has always been a subject in many films and books. Francis Scott Fitzgerald, an American author, also dealt with this topic in his novel “The Great Gatsby”, which was written in 1925. This paper aims at providing an analysis of the American Dream with regard to “The Great Gatsby”. It…

‘Brideshead Revisited’ has been described as being “all about unbearable nostalgia and lost youth and impossible love.” Describing the feelings of unsatisfied characters such as Charles and an accurate depiction of Sebastian, suggesting that their love is unobtainable and “impossible” to achieve. The idea of a “lost youth” possibly brought about by love, depicts the dark side of love, which is often looming yet unstated by the authors. Love, hate, and death all follow closely together,…

preceding modernism arose mainly during the 20th century. Such forms of literature were there to criticize the classical way of thinking and also critique aspects of what is wrong in the 20th century. “The Great Gatsby” by Scott Fitzgerald, and “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood are respectively modernist and postmodernist forms of literature. They are both novels, which critique the idea of a hierarchal system, the oppression of feminism and portray characters who live in a world devoid…

The Great Gatsby is a classic novel that was written in the year 1925 by the author F. Scott Fitzgerald. F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American writter that was born September 24th, 1896. He is known to be one of the greatest American novelists in the 20th century. In his time, he was able to finish 4 novels. One his most notable works is The Great Gatsby. This novel was first published in April of 1925 and did not have a very good start. However, during World War II the book made a comeback, and…

Hemingway experienced war firsthand and in 20th century he wrote a lot about war, no other American writer wrote more about war than Hemingway. He worked as a journalist and served in World War I before he published his book called ‘In Our Time.’ In 1951, Hemingway wrote ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ it became his most famous book and he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1952. In 20th century Hemingway was the most significant American author, his novels have left a mark on literary production around the…

writers of American Southern Literature. He won a nobel prize and few people knew about. William Faulkner was into History that's what he liked. William Faulkner liked to write novels and short stories. William Faulkner was born on September 25, 1897 in New Albany, Mississippi. (famousauthors.com). He lived most of his childhood in oxford, Mississippi where he moved to in 1907. (famousauthors.com) Another place he lived to was New Orleans, Louisiana. (American Literature) The American South…

been widely influenced from the literary atmosphere of 20th. century. She was born in a wealthy southern family. Her southern ancestry and childhood played an important role in her literary identity. In The Norton Anthology of American Literature it is written that , “ She herself declared that she was the grandchild of a Lost War” (1574). Surprisingly, she has a unique place in American Literature of 20th century. Her place in American literature is clearly stated in Harry John Mooney’s…

author to write a historical fiction novel. An author can chose to focus more on the historical accuracy of the novel or more on the fiction aspect of their story. But the overall intention of historical novels are to explain historical events in ways that will not only inform the audience but also educate them. Forgotten Fire by Adam Bagdasarian is a historical novel centered around the life of Vahan Kenderian during the Armenian genocide of the eighteenth century. The story takes place as…

York Times. Before the killers were caught, he began his work in Kansas. He interviewed the people of Holcomb and did extensive research with the help of his childhood friend Harper Lee, who went on to write the classic To Kill a Mockingbird. The character of Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird was based off Truman Capote. Capote lived next door to Harper Lee every summer vacation, and he entertained her with his very imaginative and interesting tales. Dill’s friendship with Scout is a quite unique…