Scott McCloud

The Shades of Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald 's novel, "The Great Gatsby", is one of only a handful couple of books he wrote in 1925. The novel happens amid the 1920 's after the first World War. It is composed around a young fellow named Nick, from the east he moved toward the west to find out about the bond business. He winds up moving beside a baffling man named Gatsby who winds up giving him the injury of his life. Throughout the book, it indicates how the experience of selfless and World War…

The book tells the story of an extraordinary millionaire named Jay Gatsby as narrated by Nick Carraway. Gatsby lives in a huge mansion next to Nick’s humble home. Nick develops curiosity about his neighbor following an invitation to one of his extravagant parties. Nick’s cousin, Daisy, is married to Tom Buchanan. Buchanan and Carraway were acquainted at Yale. One day, Tom takes Nick for a drive in the city and reveals that he has an affair with Myrtle Wilson, who is married to George. Meanwhile,…

Throughout The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway is the only point of view we are given about the lives between these characters, Fitzgerald uses Nick as a way to establish the motif of loneliness by showing that even though Gatsby has everything one wishes for during this time, he is still deep down alone because he is surrounded by fake love and care; however, Nick himself is also isolating himself the most by not being involved and only being the observer. There are many moments throughout the…

The Grail of Gatsby’s Fantasy “You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one” (Anonymous). Why do we focus so much on the unchangeable past which is so out of our control instead of looking towards our changeable future. If more people focused on improving their futures instead of their pasts, the world would be a happier place, because then we would be able to learn the value of acceptance in the things we cannot change. If someone had imparted this…

To be an American in the 20th Century meant that you were in pursuit of the American Dream, or, “the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative”. The finish line shown in our mural represents the American Dream, with each character seeing a different goal for themselves at the end of it. The four different lanes represent the different paths the characters had to take to achieve their dream. This…

The “American Dream” has been around since America was founded, the idea of a “self-made” man. According to Dictionary.com, the American Dream is “the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American.” The “American Dream” can never be attained by those chasing it, and it is indeed corrupt. The dream is never fulfilled. In Fitzgerald 's novel, multiple characters throughout the story are left feeling embittered. Although anyone can achieve wealth…

and new ideas. A decade of partying, loose morals, crazed dancing, and ever-changing fashions entered the American life-- a decade that confounded the older generation, and fascinated novelists. One of most well-known writers of this period is F. Scott Fitzgerald, who both observed these times with a writer’s eye and lived them with abandon. Perhaps because the entire mood of the decade was one of living in the moment, Fitzgerald used…

reflecting upon the genius that was Gil Scott Heron. Often the appellation of “revolutionist and pioneer is is affixed to this man from the Bronx, whose quavering voice brought realization to the minds of masses the plight that they were in. Punctuating the passing years, Scott heroin with scathing releases, denouncing the systems that subjugate and forward the doctrine of the All Mighty Dollar. Transcending manuscripts and into the realm of rhythm and blues, Scott Heron stands as that figure in…

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…

Author F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel The Great Gatsby in the 1920s, an era where wealth, social status and a glamorous lifestyle were all the rage. This novel introduces many characters who idolize values and goals that will lead them to a better social status. Each character paints their own picture showing the values of the people of this time. They all wish to acquire fortune and wealth, and to live in a high social class, and they do it in very different ways, each method giving us a…