Write about some of the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in chapter 2 ‘The Great Gatsby’‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1925 demonstrates Fitzgerald’s mixed opinions of the 1920’s‚ otherwise known as the ‘Golden 20’s’‚ the realisation of the ‘American Dream’. Fitzgerald uses a number of techniques to tell the story in chapter 2. Chapter 2 opens with a detailed and very graphic description of ‘The Valley of Ashes’ delivered by Nick Carraway‚ an extremely poor and ash ridden area
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Fitzgerald uses many different literary techniques and vivid when describing the lights and colours of the party to exaggerate the sense of how bright the lights and colours of his parties are. He seems to say that the brightness of the lights at Gatsby’s party are equivalent to the those of the sun. He writes that “the light grows brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun” he is talking about the sun going down and everything becoming darker‚ however he then says that “the light grows brighter”
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F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American author known for his depiction of the Jazz Age. His short story “The Four Fists” is a story written in 1920 about a man called Samuel Meredith who is wealthy‚ privileged young man that undergoes a series of changes. As he grows‚ receiving each punch to the face leads him to his self-reflection and change. The lessons Samuel learn are to be considerate of others‚ not to judge others and not to force his own code of behaviour on others. At the start of the story
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In The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald seemingly establishes an honest and reliable narrator named Nick Carraway at the beginning of the novel. In the opening chapter‚ Nick is presented as a loyal man with high morals. Fitzgerald wants us to see Nick as a reliable person whose moral judgment the readers can trust. If we can trust the narrator‚ then we believe in the story. Nick Carraway wants the reader to think his upbringing gave him the moral character to observe others and not pass judgment
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In society are often interested in men who are not good for them. Scott Fitzgerald shows how falling in love cannot be based on someone’s appearance alone. Julia Ross was immedialtey attracted to Dick Ragland and didn’t care about anything else except his looks alone. Julia suddenly wanted to know more about Dick as soon as she laid eyes on him‚ “Handsome! He’s an archangel‚ he’s a mountain lion‚ he’s something to eat. Just why didn’t you introduce him?” (421). This shows how she immediately focused
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Francis Scott key Fitzgerald was a popular american storyteller. Born September 24th‚ 1896 and died in December 21st‚ 1940‚ Fitzgerald lived the prime of his life in the "Roaring-Twenties". The values and morals were declining in favor of materialistic and careless attitudes following the world war. Social prestige no longer came to how hardworking and knowledgeable you were but how much property and goods you had. People began to think that instead of earning a place in society you could purchase
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one must consider how well it describes the intended era and how well it portrays American values such as freedom and equality. Classic American literature is often distinguishable by how well the pieces of writing sum up the era. For example‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is credited with being one of the best novels written about the “Roaring Twenties” and its seemingly never ending prosperity that was abruptly followed by the Great Depression. When reading an expertly crafted piece
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The American Dream is the idea that each U.S. citizen should be able to have the opportunity to achieve success by hard working and determination. In the book‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the American Dream in a different way. In 1920s‚ instead of heading towards a change for the better‚ they were thirsty for money. Which the immoralities and the downfall toward the American Dream. This shows how the people of the roaring 20s‚ cares more about how to earn money faster by corruption‚ then working
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There are numerous similarities and differences between The Great Gatsby and "Winter Dreams". The key and most significant similarity between the two stories was the importance of class rank during their time period. Both stories emphasized class rank‚ which became very essential to the plot. Class rank informs how much money you make and how well you show it off to others. In The Great Gatsby‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Gatsby were all very prosperous. Each of them showed off their wealth with the kinds
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Fitzgerald not only condemns the American Dream but sets the death and downfall of the American Dream as the primary theme of the novel. Throughout the novel Fitzgerald deliberately makes all characters with money appear to be unhappy‚ dysfunctional‚ snobbish‚ and immoral‚ thus contradicting the stereotyped idea of the American Dream. The American Dream that includes a happy family‚ living together‚ having lots of money and living happily ever after. The unhappiness of the wealthy class is portrayed
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