Modernists see the ugly in the world‚ unlike realists who see beauty in the ugly. Fitzgerald uses the characters in The Great Gatsby to represent modernism as a rejection of traditional themes. Most of the characters in the novel follow traditions that get rejected because they seemed to be empty. In The Great Gatsby‚ that tradition is the American Dream. Gatsby himself is an example of one of those characters. Nick‚ however‚ is the one who sees the emptiness in those traditions. Fitzgerald
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loss of purpose‚ shattering the masses’ morality code only to make them lost and afraid. Many of the people who came back from the war lost all sense of themselves due to their lost ideology. From this shattering‚ the literary movement known as modernism attempts to make sense of the shattered pieces of society’s lost ideology. Some of the figureheads that surmounted this patching up were: Ernest Hemingway‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ and William Faulkner. Each of the authors provided an original insight
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Although Nietzsche isn’t responsible for creating modernism‚ his philosophies were representative of the concerns and uncertainly of the modernist artists. Nietzsche and the modernists shared a dark outlook on society‚ one that he had called in his works "sick" and weak due to the constraints put upon them by the Christian church‚ and traditional values that had gone unquestioned for too long. To truly realize oneself‚ you must break free‚ denounce this imposed morality and search deep inside to
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Modernisim covers many poltitcal and cultural movements that are rooted in the changes in Western society at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. American modernism benefited from the immense diversity of immigrant cultures. Modernist America had to find solidarity in a world no longer unified in belief. The unity found lay in the understanding of the shared consciousness within all human experience. The relevance of the individual is emphasized; the truly limited nature of the
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MOVIE POSTERS AND POST MODERNISM The post modern movement took place between 1978 and the current day Movie posters of the 1970’s mostly continued in the style of the 1960s. Posters were simple with illustrated images‚ full length shots of the main actors (in an action film it would be images of the main actors escaping a dangerous situation)‚ a title and a short tag line. The major change in movies between the 1970’s and the 1960’s was the introduction of black films into traditionally white
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“The Great Gatsby” Essay "The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald shows multiple examples of modernism‚ specifically the rejection of traditional themes and topics. The first traditional topic that is absolutely rejected is the concept that marriage is a flawless institution. Marriage is supposed to be a sacred bond between two people that love and trust each other. In Gatsby’s flawed society; however‚ the women are flirty‚ aloof‚ and uncaring or invested in anybody other than the person they
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Jacques Tati was a French filmmaker‚ actor‚ and director in the twentieth century. He has released six feature films‚ the most successful of which is “Mon Oncle.” It is a guided tour of the effects and experiences of post modernism on a world which is not quite ready for it. Tati himself stars as Monsieur Hulot the protagonist‚ an adventurous and quirky role model for the sheltered and squelched Gerard. Gerard lives with his chic‚ yet traditionally robotic materialist parents on the Villa Arpel
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events that influenced the ideas and attitudes of the people during this period. World War I and II had taken place and this devastated many parts of the world along with leaving many European countries in ruin. Not only did the world wars influence modernism‚ but the Great Depression did too. Overall‚ this was a bad time in America: two world wars sandwiching a depression. Technology was also becoming available with many countries stealing or sharing each others’ ideas. Sigmund Freud developed new ideas
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Modernism and the First World War The period of the World War One‚ which took place between 1914 and 1918 may seem short in the history of human being or art‚ but its influence on technology‚ politics‚ people‚ their lifestyles and art was so huge that the war was called The Great War of all the history. It also affected the literature of the time. World War One changed people and their point of views; writers changed their subjects and their literary techniques‚ readers changed their expectations
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The term “postmodernism” can literally be translated as “after the modern movement”. This term’s use can be traced back to the 1870’s‚ and was commonly used to describe a change in art‚ music and architecture. It describes a movement from modern thinking and attitudes to a new set of beliefs. Although the actual beginning of the post modern era is unknown‚ it is best believed to have started in the mid – 1900’s. There have been many influences driving the postmodern way of thinking‚ some of the
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