Social Meaning in Fitzgerald Literature Often times fictional writing can be interpreted as commentary on the condition of humans and society. The work of F. Scott Fitzgerald is no exception to this principle. His most renowned novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ is known for it’s demonstration of a society dictated by money‚ idealism‚ and love. Fewer know‚ however‚ about Fitzgerald’s earlier work named Winter Dreams. This short story about the life of an ambitious man named Dexter Green shares strong thematic
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A successful marriage can be defined as a union consisting of three values: happiness‚ trust‚ and sacrifice. These values are illustrated in The Great Gatsby and Their Eyes Were Watching God as they are exemplified by the relationships commented on by the authors. The vows said during the marriage process‚ mainly till death do you part‚ relate to these values as a promise between the people about to be wed. In order for the marriage to be successful and contain the values defining a successful union
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Throughout Winter Dreams‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald develops the theme of ambition through the main character Dexter Green’s desire to achieve more in life. Dexter is going to college and his father offered to pay his way through a state college. Except Dexter’s dreams had other plans‚ “They persuaded Dexter several years later to pass up a business course at the State University … for the precarious advantage of attending an older and more famous university in the East‚ where he was bothered by his scanty
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redefined themselves and music grew to an all time high. This revolutionary and dynamic decade is the setting for The Great Gatsby and “Winter Dreams” both by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in New York‚ The Great Gatsby is the story of James Gatz‚ a newly rich man who tries to regain the love of his past girlfriend‚ Daisy‚ who is already married. The story “Winter Dreams”‚ set in Minnesota‚ is the story of Dexter‚ a boy who falls in love with an even younger girl‚ Judy Jones‚ who falls back into love with
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “The Baby Party” focuses on the suburban scrap between two families during a party for the neighborhood little ones. John and Edith Andros live a charmed life in what seems to be a peaceful neighborhood in the suburbs‚ and they live here along with Joe and Mrs. Markey. The conflict begins with Edith Andros’ daughter‚ Ede‚ pushing Mrs. Markey’s son‚ Billy‚ and stealing his teddy bear. Mrs. Andros fails to discipline her daughter‚ and even goes as far as to laugh alongside
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1920’s‚ after the devastations of World War I and 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic‚ people in America began to change their American dreams. They started to rebel against social traditions‚ lose self-control‚ and party like never before. F. Scott Fitzgerald dubs the era the Jazz Age‚ as he reflects on the ambiguities of the American Dream. In Fitzgerald’s short story “Winter Dreams” and the novel The Great Gatsby‚ there are many similarities between the two main characters‚ Dexter and Gatsby. Dexter Green
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1. Scott has my strongest recommendation to be considered for graduate school. I have had the esteemed privilege to supervise Scott in my position as U.S. Coast Guard Electronic Support Systems Detachment Supervisor‚ New York. 2. Scott has a talent to quickly come up to speed on a variety of complex work projects. Scott is strongly motivated to achieve optimal results excelling in both theoretical and practical concepts. Scott is a highly effective and proficient leader; he displays a genuine interest
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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
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statement made by Marius Bewley’s critical essay "Scott Fitzgerald: The Apprentice Fiction"‚ "Fitzgerald’s ultimate subject is the character of the American Dream in which‚ in their respective ways‚ his principle heroes are all trapped."‚ can be justified through Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby and his short story "Winter Dreams". In both pieces of literature‚ Fitzgerald explores and comments upon Americans and their pursuit of the American Dream through Jay Gatsby and Dexter Green’s pursuit
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Ford releasing the Model T‚ the colored vehicles usually a sign of wealth and status. Fitzgerald often uses the car as a symbol of death‚ or a journey to a destructive event‚ rarely is the car portrayed in a positive manner. I think that in The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald is trying to connect automobiles and vehicles to the idea of consumerism. And by relating death and destructive events with cars‚ I believe Fitzgerald is trying to portray his opinion on the idea of how our society at the time is heading
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