Roaring Twenties

In 1924, Francis Scott Fitzgerald traveled to France seeking inspiration to spark his creativity. In his time there, he wrote The Great Gatsby, a novel considered by many to be his finest work ever. The book was well received when published in 1925, however it was only until the 50s and 60s that the book was portrayed as one of the greatest American novels ever written. F. Scott’s other novels were not as successful as The Great Gatsby, and since then other creators have made work that…

In the text “Your Parents Cocaine” by The Coup, the band does a great job at emphasizing how some people are born into a exceeding wealthy lifestyle where everything is handed to them without effort. The audience of the text seems to be directed towards young adults due to the profanity and explicit material. It seems as if the author has a stance against the “spoiled kids”, since the author puts a negative connotation on this topic. The tone expressed by the author seems to be a sarcastic…

Flapper : A Mad Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and The Women Who Made America Modern by Joshua Zeitz analyzes the people who developed the image of flapper. This book is an inside look of 1920’s. It is an indication of a complete change in American culture. Flappers were the new woman who were claiming her rights to date, work, drink alcohol, smoke, dance, and to get free from the social norms. Joshua Zeitz states “the flapper was not a dramatic change from traditional american values but…

Borne Back Ceaselessly into the Past Fitzgerald and Alvarez wrote about the American Dream and although it seems they both view it differently, in actuality, the stories they tell are different sides of the same coin. In The Great Gatsby the reader experiences the classic American Dream. In which, a young man, born into poverty, pulls himself up by his bootstraps and is able to become immensely rich, and it's all in the name of love. However, in How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, the…

The effect of materialism on the main characters In his novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses wealth and the process of gaining it as an important theme. This process of acquiring material wealth is known as materialism. Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan are both strongly materialistic and put a lot of value to possessions and wealth, while Nick Carraway doesn’t show any materialistic desires and therefore highlights the contrast between these characters. Gatsby’s main desire and aim…

According to Aristotle, a tragic hero must be noble, be flawed, and must have suffered a reversal of fortune. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the reader painfully follows the main character, Jay Gatsby, as he gets thrown into each of these steps. As the novel progresses, Gatsby also gains sympathy by showing the audience his romantic side as he falls deeply in love with Daisy. At the end of the novel, he is forced to meet his ultimate downfall. However, his cataclysmic ending should…

When reading a book an individual should be on cloud nine in a world that they can equally relate to however also gain knowledge from. In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald it goes back to the early twentieth century, where Nick Carraway moves to New York to start a new life and business. His next door neighbor is the mysterious Jay Gatsby, who once had a love affair with Daisy Buchanan, which is Nick's cousin. In the novel, Nick knows all the hidden secrets and love affairs but does not…

F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American novelist known for his depiction of the Jazz Age. In his short story, “The Four Fists,” he wrote about a wealthy, arrogant, spoiled, young man named Samuel Meredith who have undergone significant changes as he learns valuable life lessons. Authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald accomplish character development through physical appearance, speech and actions, reaction of the character to other characters, and the character's inner thoughts and feelings. Moreover,…

In the beginning of 20th century India was imbued with the spirit of patriotism. The people were coming out of their houses; even the women were also taking active part in struggle for freedom under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi. He was a man of action. He practiced what he preached. When he asked the people to speak the truth, he himself became the embodiment of truth. He spoke the truth, whatever the cost. The acknowledged his weakness by writing “My Experiments with Truth”. He believed in…

David Herbert Lawrence was born in 11th September 1885 in England Nottinghamshire and was not from the wealthy family. His Father was semi-literate coal miner and his mother was more educated than his father which led to the conflict in the house. Lawrence started his life from lower working class background to the intellectual class and he gained international reputation as an important twentieth century author. According to Harris (1984), Lawrence wrote Sons and Lover in 1913 and The Rocking…