Scott Schwartz

From F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel, The Great Gatsby, and this painting, one can find comparisons that show wealth, as well as the isolation and loneliness that often come with it. The Great Gatsby is a timeless classic that tells the story of Jay Gatsby and his obsession for the extrodinarily beautiful Daisy Buchanan. The novel is set in the Roaring 20s, a time of wild parties and loose moral standards and the rich becoming even richer than before. The piece of art this novel is being…

To many, The Big Sleep has created a legacy cementing itself as a Hollywood classic. However, when discussing the notion of fidelity in terms of the book versus film adaptation, issues concerning the narrative due to the Hays Code, the addition of a romance to the plot, as well as the question of whether or not remaining faithful to the book is necessary, are all valued, and important points. The Big Sleep is a crime novel that was written in 1939 by Raymond Chandler. During the time of its…

50 First Dates, a well-known American romantic comedy, displays the unforgettable experience of when Henry Roth notices a young, beautiful lady, named Lucy Whitmore. As a marine veterinarian searching for some fling, he finds himself at Hukilau cafe, where he soon lays his eyes on her. After discovering that Lucy lost her short-term memory from a car accident, he finds himself having to work extra harder to win her heart with every new day. This unexpected chemistry between the two lovebirds…

ACT 1 HH HOLMES (30’s), deceptively charming, leads a WOMAN (30’s) through the shady streets of 1890’s Chicago. They flirt back and forth while wandering aimlessly until the reach the unfinished grounds of the Chicago World Fair. Holmes teases the woman into joining him sneak inside, but then the two quickly leave and head back to the hotel that Holmes owns. Inside his permanent hotel room, Holmes begins to act coldly towards the woman and suddenly slits her throat without a flicker of emotion.…

Wikipedia defines “The "Great American Novel" is the concept of a novel that shows the culture of the United States at a specific time. It is presumed to be written by an American author who is knowledgeable about the state, culture, and perspective of the common American citizen.” It is very unusual for childish stories to represent culture and mood of the crowd (and writer specifically) in certain time and place? Only the great writer is capable of doing this, and I believe Samuel Langhorne…

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a mysterious character named Gatsby that the protagonist, Nick Carraway, slowly gets to know and befriend. The characters in the book are all very odd and interesting with their own personal backgrounds that make them very relatable in their own respective ways. I believe that out of all the unique personalities, I can relate the most with Nick’s because of his many facets such as his openness and honesty towards others, while also…

The organization The crème burle cart It was founded at the beginning of year 2010 by a simple man "who did not expect this proliferation and the idea of getting the admiration of many people and this man is Curtiss Kimble"(Pediatrics,2012). He started out on the streets of New York and had no license. He has managed to succeed and find his way to the Lovers of crème burle fans. Now that he has received a great popularity is still presented crème burle in New York and San Francisco and had…

Modern art was born ugly. "It was Matisse who took the first step into the undiscovered land of the ugly," an American critic wrote, describing the 1910 Salon des Indépendents in Paris. "The drawing was crude past all belief, the colour was as atrocious as the subject. Had a new era of art begun?" Even Henri Matisse himself was sometimes shocked by his creations. According to his biographer Hilary Spurling, "His own paintings filled him with perturbation. At some point in 1901 or 1902 he slashed…

The life of the roaring twenties was full of parties, laughter, and entertainment. In this time period, Tom and Daisy were more worried about their image and possessions than having a healthy marriage. In the novel The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel of the restrained love between a man and a woman , Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby spends most of the novel finding any way possible to reconnect with Daisy and find the love the two shared 5 years previous. Although…

In chapter 13 of the Disappearing Spoon titled "Elements as Money" The author Kien talks about the value of the elements in terms of money and says the difference between the items that are sold more or less because of the value of it uses. It tells a myth of Midas, the king of what is now called Turkey, Phrygia and how he had kept the ability of being able to convert anything that would touch in gold. He was not able to control this power of his and eventually turned his own daughter into gold…