Great American Novel

read the novel, The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel takes place in the early 1920s, and it has been used to teach students about life in America during the 1920s. Many people believe The Great Gatsby is the “Great American Novel.” For example, in Christopher Hitchens’ essay, The Road To West Egg, he states that he believes that this novel “outlives its abysmal weaknesses”. On the other hand, in H. L. Mencken’s essay, The Great Gatsby, Mencken states that “The Great Gatsby…

The Journey to Becoming an American In a time when the immigration train ran at full speed, America found itself introducing millions of foreigners to the world of freedom and opportunity. In multitudes, natives from countries such as Italy, Germany and Poland traveled to Ellis Island in search for something greater than what their modest indigenous land could offer. Unfortunately, when America began to accept immigration, it also found itself amid conflict, cultural discrimination and war.…

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American short story writer and novelist, is known for his stormy personal life and one of his famous novels The Great Gatsby. He is known as one of the famous twentieth century writers. He finished four novels and left the fifth one unfinished. He also wrote number of short stories. Some of his novels are 'Tender Is The NIght', 'This Side Of Paradise', 'The Beautiful And Damned'. His writing style was inspired by Joseph Conard. F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes many writing…

time old tradition of great novels turning into films dates arise the ever so popular questions; “Is the movie as good as the book?” “Did the movie accurately depict the novel?” Depending on the film, some people may answer yes; others, no. Zora Neale Hurston’s novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” is no different. Her story regarding a young African American woman’s search for herself through different relationships struck Oprah Winfrey so much she decided to turn the classic novel into a movie.…

winning novel The Sympathizer challenges many constructs of modern society through a narrator who is “… a man of two minds” (Nguyen 1). The half French, half Vietnamese narrator operates as a communist spy among the Southern Vietnamese troops. The narrator chronicles his life in the form of a confession to another communist within a reeducation camp. This unique stylistic technique allows Nguyen to delve into and dissect issues that remain culturally relevant, including representation, American…

Huck’s Journey to Maturity in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the author Mark Twain uses his main character Huckleberry Finn to display his coming of age. Huck goes through several identities and lively adventures through the whole novel. This idea of Huck’s journey to maturity has a huge impact on the novel as it portrays him as the main protagonist and problem solver. Twain returns to this theme several times by helping the reader…

impressed the world of American Literature through his unforgettably vivid style in The Great Gatsby. The majority of Fitzgerald's novel is autobiographical. He shows details about his past in almost every characters, even…

John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men faced many social realism throughout the entire novel. Social realism is a type a writing that concerns itself with direct engagement and intervention in the problematic social conditions in society. The social realism expressed in Of Mice and Men include racism, sexism, and the problem with the American Dream of the time period. The novel takes place during the Great Depression, which was still in the time period of major sexism, racism, and everyone was…

better understand the themes of the novel. Symbolism is a device that an author uses to present a greater meaning behind a character or place, rather than making it obvious. In The Great Gatsby, author F. Scott Fitzgerald focuses on the pursuit of the American dream while George Orwell’s 1984 focuses on the danger of totalitarianism. Both authors use symbols to emphasize their themes. Fitzgerald uses different colours and the Valley of Ashes to connect with the American Dream. Similarly,…

a dystopian novel written in the 1950s with great diversity. It is a novel that truly makes you think. In this book, people aren’t allowed to read and if they do then they face horrid consequences. Everybody just watches television and listens to radios, what importance could they be? Well I have chosen 3 books that absolutely need to be saved. The first book I have chosen to save is America by George Tindell. This book, along with many others tells America’s history. Learning American history…