F. Scott Fitzgerald

people enjoyed themselves without having a care in the world? The short answer would be no. During a time of prohibition, economic prosperity, and social change came an overwhelming sense of greed, sadness, and jealousy. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it is shown that even the richest people in America had a tough time living during one of the most flourishing ages in history. Jay Gatsby, the main character in this novel, had an incredible resemblance with his creator. The type of…

Many classical pieces of literature do not become famous until after their author has far deceased. For F. Scott Fitzgerald this is more true. Kenneth Eble was assiduous to Fitzgerald's work saying, “It took critics a long time to recognize that a writer like Fitzgerald could be more than superficially romantic, an even longer time to realize that he was, as a novelist, intuitively historical” (Eble, 3). While Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” pervades under many high school student’s…

In the novel “The Beautiful and Damned” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story about a young, well educated, intelligent man that goes by the name Anthony Patch inheriting his ill grandfather’s money and growing a large obsession with his luxurious lifestyle but with no career goal in mind. He meets a lady by the name of Gloria Gilbert and almost instantly falls in love with her. During the beginning of their love story, He believed she was the only thing he needed in his life to stay sane…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald gives a contradictory view to the American Dream by showing unanticipated consequences of the allure of wealth. Fitzgerald shows the artificial nature of the American Dream by contrasting “Old money” with “New Money”, depicting characters lustfully pursue wealth through immoral means, and ultimately questions whether the end is worth the means. Fitzgerald contrasts East Egg and West Egg to analyse the differences between old money and new money. Despite…

F Scott Fitzgerald’s “Winter Dreams” includes many types of symbols such as colors to represent different feelings, or to foreshadow what is next to come. “Dexter is associated with green through the golf courses, the money he earns, youthful naivete and hope” (LaHood). The author is trying to express the symbolic connection to green with Dexter. Green is symbolic because it is used to describe money and hope. Which in the story it plays a big role since Dexter’s main goal is to be with Judy…

How “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald Represents The 1920s What were the 1920s like? During the 1920s, women became more free and in control of themselves. Women began to be more promiscuous and to dress differently. Many young people lived lives that were less proper and more fast-paced. This era gave birth to women who totally rejected the social norms for women, known today as flappers. These women lived fast lives and participated in things that were considered improper, such as…

their husband which left a huge title for the male to uphold. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald characterizes three women to fit the time period in different ways. Daisy Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson and Jordan Baker all contraste each other yet show how their identity differs from how people perceive them. Likewise, their geographical location determines wealth and status within the novel. In F. Scott Fitzgerald 's The Great Gatsby, the author uses geographical location and male influence to…

Portraying Life Through Their Works Ernest Hemingway and Francis F. Scott Fitzgerald are some of the most renowned American authors. Their works are recognized nationwide and popularly read in high school English class rooms. Many of their works portray their life. They model characters after themselves and people they knew in their life time. Within their works and through analyzation readers can understand the life and society of the 1920’s, which many of their books are set in.…

The biggest endeavor for us humans is getting through life and accepting what is to become of it. F. Scott Fitzgerald who wrote the short story “Babylon Revisited” and Ernest Hemingway who wrote “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” both give us a very real interpretation of how their characters, in both stories, overcome and conquer their own struggles through life. They both have very relatable situations which are interpreted through the dialogue and express it in an emotional manor, but not in the same…

The Great Gatsby (1925) written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, portrays the 1920s as an era of radical moral decay and a preoccupation with material accumulation. The Great Gatsby narrates the story of Jay Gatsby, a man whose life revolves around the desire to be reunited with his lost love Daisy Buchanan. The pursuit of his American Dream leads him from poverty into great wealth and prestige. His obsession with his dreams, led him to engage with immoral methods in obtaining wealth and eventually his…