Literature of F. Scott Fitzgerald By Jillian Thompson May 16‚ 2012. English newspaper‚ The Guardian‚ once asked Jonathan Franzen‚ the Pulitzer Prize nominated author of The Corrections‚ to contribute what he believed were the greatest rules to abide by for aspiring fiction writers. His response was “Fiction that isn’t an author’s personal adventure into the frightening or the unknown isn’t worth writing for anything but money” (Franzen). The novels of Francis Scott Fitzgerald suggest that
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If the Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a morality tale‚ then its lesson is beyond comprehension. As noted on the blurb on the back cover‚ the book does take place at the height of the 1920s‚ a time when ‘gin was the national drink‚ and sex the national obsession”. And yet‚ for the purposes of the novel‚ this is a superficial assessment of the Jazz Age‚ or else what Fitzgerald really meant to say about the Jazz Age. While much can be said of Gatsby’s decadence‚ and his gaudiness‚ and the
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After reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ three particular themes stood out to me significantly; one’s wonder‚ unfulfilled dreams‚ and a journey revisiting the past. In my painting‚ I have depicted Nick’s curiosity of Gatsby in a dream. This dream demonstrates what Gatsby’s perspective was through Nick’s eyes. Earlier in the book‚ Gatsby fell in love before the war with social butterfly‚ Daisy. However‚ upon returning from the war‚ he discovers that Daisy is married. Gatsby finds himself
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Eckleburg F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ he’s watching you Luhrmann… Does Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation of The Great Gatsby adequately represent the themes and era that F. Scott Fitzgerald put forth in his novel? Jack Mizzi delves deep in to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s world of excess to find out. Worthy of the label ‘The Great American Novel’ is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ coming in at number two on the Modern Library’s list of the ‘100 best novels of the Twentieth Century’ the film is evidently highly
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Explain the difference or similarities between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jay Gatsby The similarities between them was their social life and their ways towards people. F. Scott Fitzgerald had fallen in love with a girl named Zelda Sayre. Jay Gatsby was the fictional character that was made up by scott this character was comparing and showing what was really going on his life all the setbacks and the heartbreaks. He had become an alcoholic when he was going through the worst time of his life he wouldn’t
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“Best writer of the 20th century” (Source B). Many believe that F. Scott Fitzgerald was the best writer of the 20th century. This is an amazing thing because there were a lot writers during this time and for many people to believe that he was the best is truly unbelievable. F. Scott Fitzgerald went to Princeton University‚ which is where he began his writing career. His first novel that he ever published was called The Side of Paradise‚ which was an instant success and made him very wealthy at the
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Gatsby‚ is known as an appalling American novel. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel during the roaring twenties. In his novel‚ his narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ introduces the main character Gatsby and his tragic love story. In The Great Gatsby‚ Scott Fitzgerald criticizes human nature by displaying carelessness among the characters and within the novel. Through characterization and details the carelessness is revealed. In the beginning of the novel‚ Fitzgerald criticizes the human tendency of carelessness
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authors and literature. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote several novels and short stories that reflect the developing ideas during the Roaring Twenties. Within one of his most famous novels‚ This Side of Paradise‚ he reflects upon his
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as pristine as many people would believe it to be? Throughout the essay‚ the reader will be able to identify how the success of some celebrities can lead them to live a miserable day to day life. The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of west and east egg on Long Island‚ in the summer of 1922. The housewives is a television reality show that follows the lives of multiple housewives in different areas over the
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crash in front of Wilson’s gas station. After recognizing the body Tom displays the proper amount of remorse. Before this‚ however‚ he approaches the situation with an amused tone‚ “Wreck! That’s good. Wilson’ll have a little business at last” (Fitzgerald 137). Even in jest this reaction not an appropriate response. A death being referred to as a favorable event can never be ethically uttered. Furthermore in The Awakening‚ Edna has undergone her sexual awakening. She appears
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