First-Rate Intelligence F. Scott Fitzgerald said that “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” XXX I think this statement is very true. XXX Intelligence is a very broad term that can mean lots of things to lots of different people‚ to F. Scott Fitzgerald intelligence means accepting not just your opinion but other people’s as well. Once you realize someone else’s point of view on something
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abruptly calls this “the only compliment I ever gave him because I disapproved of him from beginning to end.” What does this curiously ambivalent admiration for Gatsby tell us about Nick‚ and especially about his relation to Gatsby’s “incorruptible dream?” 3. From his first appearance‚ Tom Buchanan is a mouthpiece of racism. For instance‚ he sees himself as one of the “Nordics” who “make civilization;” and who must prevent “these other races” from having “control of things” [p.13]. Elsewhere‚ he
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Some readers are irritated by Nick Carraway as a Narrator. What is your view of Fitzgerald’s use of Nick Carraway as a narrator? Some readers can be hugely irritated by Nick as a narrator because he can be seen as lacking insight and very unperceptive ultimately this makes the reader feel wary about trusting Nick. He cannot give an accurate account of what has happened between Gatsby and Daisy before he met them. To make up for his lack of information‚ he turns to other sources such as Jordan Backer
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Generation. They included E.E. Cummings‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ John Dos Passos‚ and Sherwood Anderson. E.E. Cummings was a poet who brought fresh ideas to his work. He used no capitalization and did not follow the usual way of presenting verse on a page. Ernest Hemingway used a direct‚ taut style in his novels. His first book‚ The Sun Also Rises‚ talks about the rootless feelings of many young people after the war. F. Scott Fitzgerald was the leading writing of the Jazz Age. His novel
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from the woman of his dreams. The book portrays the corruption of the 1920s and the collateral damage it has upon society. As unfortunate as the occurrences within the plot seem‚ there is a shocking reality that lies beneath them. The story of The Great Gatsby strongly parallels to the life of the author‚ Francis Scott Fitzgerald‚ reflecting upon the tragedies that he encountered along his pursuit for love due to the lack of morality that existed in the 1920s. Fitzgerald utilizes the lives of many
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Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ he uses symbolism in the form of his characters and to develop a theme‚ the declination of the American Dream. Another theme that ties into the American Dream is class structure‚ which is demonstrated by the geography in the text. All of the characters are symbolic of different classes in American Society‚ from the richest to the poorest. The Great Gatsby offers a peek to all the hopes and dreams of people living during the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald had cleverly divided
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Стилистический анализ текста: F. Scott Fitzgerald ”The Diamond as Big as Ritz” The text under stylistic analysis is taken from the book “The diamond as Big As Ritz” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It deals with feelings and emotions of author and written in the style of fiction. This story is told by author. This part of a story is about a well-known problem - leaving home for studying. The text consists of three parts. First is exposition. Here we see the describing of patriarchal American
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The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ portrays the Jazz Age and the people living during the time. The reader watches the unfortunate story of the mysterious Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan through the eyes of Nick Carraway. His semi-involved character witnesses the events unfold right in front of his eyes as he lives next door to Gatsby. Critics often regard this tale of love‚ betrayal‚ and immoral living an essential classic for all high-school students. The cover provides
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an English classic that focuses on one man’s struggle with love in relation to the economic and societal conflicts that take place during the 1920s in New York City. Throughout the novel‚ Fitzgerald shifts between explaining the life of the main character and his desire for love‚ wealth‚ and purpose to the social hierarchy that pressures him to change his identity so that he may be truly accepted into society. Although the main character changes his identity
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age of new life‚ of hedonism and opportunity following the horrors the Great War. The decade is synonymous with wealth‚ materialism and unprecedented freedom. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby provides an insight into the exciting and prosperous lives of the American people as they embark on the limitless potential of the American Dream and therefore it conveys a picture of 1920s American society. With reference to the novel and the context of 1920s America‚ this analysis will consider to what
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