The Great Wars

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is still relevant to today’s teenagers as it focuses on Jay Gatsby’s aspirations of wealth, love and success. The story depicts a man who throws lavish parties in the hope to attract the affection of his one true love, Daisy Buchanan. This dramatic love story, told from the perspective of protagonist Nick Caraway, follows his journey of friendship with Gatsby. Published in 1925, the novel is a fictional twist on historical facts from the Jazz Age during…

jazz, movies, radio, different ethics, automobile, secrecy on alcohol trade (gangsters), prosperity, credit, immigrants, economic crisis, freedom, dancing and a lot more. Hollywood was settled after World War I, and many celebrities started to rise. Poetry started appearing too. The World War I had just ended. There is an economic expansion from the beginning of the decade. This is because many different companies started to appear. The most significant one is the automobile…

The Not So Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is considered as one of the greatest novels in American literature. Written by F. Scott. Fitzgerald in 1924, this story takes place in a fictional place on Long Island, in between the East Egg, where Tom and Daisy Buchanan live, and the West Egg, where the narrator, Nick Carraway, and Jay Gatsby the title character, reside. Set in the Roaring Twenties, this story depicts the very nature of how the wealthy lived and showed how lavish their lives were.…

The Great Gatsby (1974), Drama Robert Redford, Bruce Dern, Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston Best Costume Design, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction The Truth: F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of the very popular historical novel The Great Gatsby was born on September 24, 1896, St. Paul, Minnesota. He did very poorly academic wise in school, yet was able to earn a spot as a student at the ivy league Princeton University. However, shortly after it was realized that the poor academic lifestyle he…

through hard work, determination, and initiative. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald challenged this definition. When World War I ended in 1918, the stock market rose and the national wealth and materialism increased dramatically. A person from any background could strike it rich, but American families…

throughout history there are multiple well known events that all Americans have heard of. Whether it be popular elections, the Declaration of Independence, or the plethora of battles and wars there is one that many grandparents and great grandparents remember even today. One of the most prevalent downfalls was the Great Depression, this had a substantial impact on the lives of the most prosperous generation of our nation. While President Herbert Hoover is continuously blamed for this economic…

The roaring twenties was a new era in response to World War 1. Most people seeing the wounded come back and families knowing they lose their loved ones felt like they lost a major aspect in their lives. This resulted in many young people to let loose and feel more relaxed against traditional values. This typical 1920’s society is presented in Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. In this novel, Fitzgerald reveals how money and materialism was an important factor in the 20’s. In the 1920’s,…

Pip is met by Mr. Jaggers, a lawyer in London, and has come for Pip since he has “Great Expectations” (finally I know why the title is Great Expectations!!). The word goes around saying Pip will now be a gentlemen and be wealthy. Here we see the difference between the social classes again. People in town treats Pip differently since he is wealthy now. Even the…

because he made the senate larger, he had good leadership and strategy in the military, which made him able to win a lot of battles. Caesar was a military leader, and he was an amazing one. He won a lot of wars for Rome. He fought in the wars with the soldiers and took control of Rome. He had a great military strategy and leadership, and won the support of his soldiers through that. He also treated many of his defeated enemies generously and appointed some of them to government positions.…

In the book “The Great Gatsby,” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, love is displayed as something within reach but ultimately lost forever, something pursued and desired. Love is a symbol of hope, and it is expressed throughout the entirety of the novel by the way in which Jay Gatsby loves Daisy completely. He is persistent in his efforts to win her over again. Their last night together gives him hope that he can. The way Myrtle believes Tom can change her life is by bringing her into a higher…