F. Scott Fitzgerald

break the conventional behavior and just as anxious to tear off the Victorian-shackles and explore their newly established gender freedom. The Great Gatsby captures all of these symbols successfully while still presenting a tragic love story. F. Scotts Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, fabricates the story of a long lost romance con-stantly changing back and forth from present and past tense. Throughout the story the women in the novel are presented in such a forcefully-docile way that…

the shadows of high society. In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald overlooked the glittering and shiny objects to unveil the moral corruptness present amongst the wealthy. Describing frivolous details of Gatsby’s party, Fitzgerald allows his repudiating beliefs towards the wealthy shine through. Through careful comparisons and rapid flow of ideas through lists, Fitzgerald presents his detestation for high society. Fitzgerald elaborates on the drastic…

flappers, teenage girls and women that were described to listen to jazz and brought a new style of fashion rose due to this liberation of freedom. Literature bloomed during this time and many memorable books like The Great Gatsby were written. F. Scott Fitzgerald used his own knowledge of the 1920’s and his life experiences and incorporated them into his stories. He did a great job of writing an interesting novel that catches the reader 's mind while giving the reader a bit of knowledge on how…

characters: Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby, in the Great Gatsby The stories F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote always represented even the tiniest parts and events of his life, even as subtle mention in his novels like the Great Gatsby. Beginning with his raising, Fitzgerald’s name was given to by him his parents: Edward Fitzgerald, a hard worker without a good income, and even though he drank more than he should, he was the one to teach his only son manners. Scott Fitzgerald’s mother, Mary “Mollie” McQuillan…

Francis Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Fitzgerald is a famous writer who was born in the 1890’s and became famous during the 1920s, but lived a terrible life after his popularity wore off and The Great Depression hit. Fitzgerald was born on September 24th of 1896, in Saint Paul, California. He had Irish blood in him, but he was born an American. F. Scott Fitzgerald was a writer of his own time, his career followed the pattern of his nation, booming in the 1920s but dying out once The Great…

is a twisted novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are people who get so caught up in money that they miss out on the opportunity to appreciate life’s blessing. This is a tragic love story that depicts the theme of the “American Dream” and how it is corrupted by the desire for wealth. What really is the “American Dream” though? It is the right to prosperity, equality, and the pursuit of happiness through hard work and determination. However, F. Scott Fitzgerald unfolds the reality of the…

The 1920’s society in America displayed many different concerns, these concerns are highlighted in the novel The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald is able to use the different characters to represent the different problems going on in America going on in this time. Tom represents the Greed going on in America, Jay Gatsby represents the corrupt social hierarchy, Myrtle represents gender inequality and Daisy represents the importance of Social Class. The 1920’s in America was a time of great…

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”, many literary devices are used throughout the book. He uses them to convey deeper meanings of his novel as well as to make the text more interesting. Three of the most commonly used literary devices used are symbolism, allegory, and tone. Throughout the book we see the story unfold with the help of these literary devices. Symbolism is when an object represents something different than what it actually is. The Great Gatsby is full of symbolism. For…

“Cultural civil war” (Digital History), Symbolizes the era of the 1920's. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald labeled this decade the Jazz Age. In his novel, The Great Gatsby, he criticized the exterior and possessive lives of Americans after the war. The traditional lifestyles were fading away while the luxurious, party lifestyle flourished. Throughout the 1920's Americans continually tested the universal image of desired behavior. The decade was shaped by wealth, parties, moonshine, and sexually…

The short story that I found to be most interesting in the aspects to elements of fiction was called “Babylon Revisited” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The author uses many strong elements that help grant the reader the full picture of the story from many different angles. The unique way F.Scott Fitzgerald is able to shift his dictation and syntax brings the reader to morally question things going on in their own life, producing provocative ideas and new ways of thinking after reading the story. The…