What Is F Scott Fitzgerald's Influence On The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, also known as F. Scott Fitzgerald, was a very influential author of the early 1920’s. Fitzgerald’s most famous work, The Great Gatsby allows the audience to experience the skewed morals and the falsified idea of the American Dream following World War I. Fitzgerald’s unique adult lifestyle, the time period in which he lived, and his modernist approach gave him an ultimatum to compose The Great Gatsby, leading to his dramatic impact on American literature. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fitzgerald was named after his second cousin, Francis Scott Key, the man who wrote the lyrics for the “Star-Spangled Banner.” (“F. Scott
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The twenties were a time of great change in America following the conclusion of World War I. Prior to the war, many men worked as farmers in small towns, and returned looking for a fresh start at life. A common post-war lifestyle would include drastic materialism, hectic lifestyles that included alcoholism and nonstop parties, and relationships that lack loyalty. Lifestyles under these circumstances became the ‘redesigned’ idea of the “American Dream” following the war. Along with the men, the women became more independent and outgoing, and earned the sobriquet “Flappers.” Flappers can be described as the following: “ A young woman with bobbed hair and short skirts who drank, smoked and said what might be termed “unladylike” things, in addition to being more sexually “free” than previous generations.” ("The Roaring Twenties.") The life and times of the mid-1920’s immensely contributed to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great …show more content…
Daisy becomes ever so outgoing, drinking alcohol, and becoming independent apart from her husband. Tom, as well as Daisy show their infidelity by having extramarital affairs. Relationships such as Tom and Daisy’s were common during the 1920’s. Fitzgerald also demonstrates the fast-paced party lifestyle of the 1920’s in his novel The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby hosts many parties in which very wealthy individuals attend and drink alcohol and party late into the night. Events such as these were common occurrences during the twenties. Fitzgeralds’ novel accurately portrays the revolutionary and skewed lifestyle of the 1920’s based on his characters and their
The twenties were a time of great change in America following the conclusion of World War I. Prior to the war, many men worked as farmers in small towns, and returned looking for a fresh start at life. A common post-war lifestyle would include drastic materialism, hectic lifestyles that included alcoholism and nonstop parties, and relationships that lack loyalty. Lifestyles under these circumstances became the ‘redesigned’ idea of the “American Dream” following the war. Along with the men, the women became more independent and outgoing, and earned the sobriquet “Flappers.” Flappers can be described as the following: “ A young woman with bobbed hair and short skirts who drank, smoked and said what might be termed “unladylike” things, in addition to being more sexually “free” than previous generations.” ("The Roaring Twenties.") The life and times of the mid-1920’s immensely contributed to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great …show more content…
Daisy becomes ever so outgoing, drinking alcohol, and becoming independent apart from her husband. Tom, as well as Daisy show their infidelity by having extramarital affairs. Relationships such as Tom and Daisy’s were common during the 1920’s. Fitzgerald also demonstrates the fast-paced party lifestyle of the 1920’s in his novel The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby hosts many parties in which very wealthy individuals attend and drink alcohol and party late into the night. Events such as these were common occurrences during the twenties. Fitzgeralds’ novel accurately portrays the revolutionary and skewed lifestyle of the 1920’s based on his characters and their