Analysis Of This Side Of Paradise By F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald is in many ways one of the most notable writers of the twentieth century. His prodigious literary voice and style provides remarkable insight into the lifestyles of the rich and famous, as well as himself. Exploring themes such as disillusionment, coming of age, and the corruption of the American Dream, Fitzgerald based most of his subject matter on his own despicable, tragic life experiences. Although he was thought to be the trumpeter of the Jazz Age, he never directly identified himself with it and was adverse to many of its manifestations.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s writings largely focus on the American aristocracy during the 1920s. The ‘20s became alternatively known as “the Jazz Age,” a term coined by Fitzgerald with connotations encompassing the prosperity, frivolity, and decadence of the upper class. The atmosphere and mindset of lavish excess are preserved in the plots and characters of Fitzgerald’s writings. Although Fitzgerald’s protagonists are wealthy, there is a noticeable distinction between those who come from “old money” and those who are considered “new money”. Amory Blaine, of This Side of Paradise, and Jay Gatsby, of The Great Gatsby, exemplify this difference.

F Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. Although his last finished work was more than 60 years ago, today they are enjoyed with more enthusiasm and acclaim than they were when they were written. His works are cited as an influence for many other authors. Fitzgerald saw his writing as a reflection of his own life. His works are closely based on his experiences at Princeton, in World War 1 and his love life. Although he was not overly popular at the time of his death, today, he is regarded as one of the best authors of the modern era.

The events in the novel play out in the fictional town of West Egg in 1922. The Roaring Twenties, or the Jazz Age of America is portrayed by Fitzgerald. Social ferment, idealism, resistance to change, and decadence are dealt with in the novel. The novel sounds a warning to the believers of the ‘American Dream’.

As Fitzgerald grew up with his family in a middle class catholic family "This initial religious note indicates how deeply Fitzgerald understood the American tradition of which he was so profoundly a part” (Bewley), Fitzgerald began writing at a very young age, and he had begun to get recognized and then his success in his career had taken off. Even though life had been going well for Fitzgerald there were some downfalls. As he began to get older health problems begin to appear, and his work did not earn the credibility and the recognition it deserved until a few years after his death, Fitzgerald had decided that his life was a great example of the American dream and how it can fail, therefore Fitzgerald decided that his life should be put in the form of a book, and that is why there is a resemblance between Fitzgerald’s life and Jay Gatsby’s.

F. Scott Fitzgerald felt as if he needed excessive amounts of money to succeed and succeeded as an author in the 20th century, after his first novel in 1920, he wrote The Beautiful and the Damned which was then followed by The Great Gatsby. In the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald showed comparisons to his own life as he went to Paris with his wife after This Side of Paradise in 1920 succeed and lived an extravagant lifestyle but behind his façade was a writer struggling to continue the wealthy lifestyle and was unhappy and struggling with alcoholism. These comparisons show as Jay Gatsby was a wealthy man who longed for the American Dream and a wealthy lifestyle. As well as the want for wealth and a sophisticated lifestyle, he also has the desire for Daisy Buchanan. The novel is written from Gatsby’s neighbour Nick Caraway’s point of view, Jay Gatsby is introduced to the audience as a wealthy and generous man who throws extravagant parties and has built his fortunes himself in the hope that it will win him Daisy. Gatsby is killed for Daisy’s mistake at the end of the novel and his wealthy lifestyle is no more. The beautiful and the damned is the story of Anthony Patch “who was intended by Fitzgerald to be a tragic character” and was born into a wealthy family but rejects this and tries to distance himself from their reputation and upper-class name. He marries a socialite called Gloria and their common longing to live an extravagant lifestyle but the lack of interest in working to

In his book Member of the Club, Lawrence Otis Graham details the struggles of living as a black student at Princeton University. The chapter “The Underside of Paradise” opens up with a quote by Paul Robeson that compared living in Princeton to living in a southern plantation. Despite Graham attending Princeton three decades later, he found the quote to be accurate in describing his own student experience at the esteemed college where subtle but real racial segregation divided the campus. Through an analysis with the functionalist perspective, the tension and division between the white and black students can be understood as a result of organic solidarity. Ultimately, the two groups of people are part of an interconnected society. However, they are separated by issues of civil rights. Black students are able to relate to the injustices that take place in the world. However, white students are often unable to do so and remain indifferent and separated from the issues. An example can be seen when Graham participated in the antiapartheid movement and his roommate Steve confronted Graham and asked, “Please don’t get offended by this, but do blacks really think Americans are so terrible, and that things are so racist and unfair in the United States?” (Graham, 1995, p. 204). In a sense, the racial segregation could also be seen as a mechanism to prevent conflict between the two groups. As Emile Durkheim (1972) states, “The closer functions approach one-another, however, the more

F Scott Fitzgerald has been one of the most recognizable authors out there today. Many people admire his work, but he’s hard to catch and follow due to his busy schedule and personal lifestyle being an alcoholic. On the 19th of November 1925 I was given a chance to meet up with F. Scott Fitzgerald, to discuss about the eminent novel written by him “The Great Gatsby” at his house in Los Angeles. The books about a poor turned wealthy man, Gatsby and his attempt on getting his past lover back. What you’re about to read is one of the first few interviews ever with Mr. Fitzgerald in person. Below is the transcript of that interview.

To begin with, one major theme that continuously played a part throughout the entire book is sadness. The main character, Sal, see that sadness is everywhere in America. It occurs to him in his dreams, in the people he meets, and in the places that he goes.

F. Scott Fitzgerald—“one of the most celebrated writers of all times”. (Mini Bio)Through his novels or short stories, he was able to reveal the secrets of himself that carried out his destiny. The “Roaring Twenties” were surrounded by luxurious lifestyles that a small town boy could only dream of. Fitzgerald recognized this and craved that lifestyle and when he came upon it, he realized it was not all that he had dreamed it would be, for wealth was not the problem solver.

In both texts, the commas and dashes create pauses in the text that are essentially moments of thought and contemplation. By using these pauses, Fitzgerald allows the characters to undergo their own reflection, which ultimately leads to a realization of their disillusionment. In the case of Amory, in This Side of Paradise, such pauses throughout a multitude of significant moments allow him to realize that his extreme wealth and social status is not the key to happiness, and is actually what causes his downfall due to his overconfidence. After plummeting to the bottom of society and losing the love of his life, Amory has a cynical disposition about the social order of America, especially the East. A similar theme emerges in The Great Gatsby and is also

In the 1920’s prohibition and the Jazz age played a huge influence on the later writings written by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald or known as F. Scott Fitzgerald. An American Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald was most famous his personal life and The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota. His mother, Mary McQuillan, was from an Irish-Catholic family who made a small fortune as grocers. His father, Edward Fitzgerald, opened a wicker furniture business, but it started to fail, which allowed him to become a salesman for Proctor and Gamble which resulted in an unwanted move to Buffalo and Syracuse. He began a career in writing novels. His first novel published was “This Side of Paradise” where he got glowing reviews. He wrote The Great Gatsby, but it did not become famous until a few years later. It was not hard for Fitzgerald to write The Great Gatsby due to his personal experiences, including his love life with Zelda, places he lived, and

Born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (more commonly known as F. Scott Fitzgerald) became widely known as one of the greatest American authors. Fitzgerald wrote both novels and short stories, mainly set in the Jazz age. Many influences to his writing came from his own personal life and the world he saw around him. His wife, Zelda, was one of the major influences seen within many of his works. Fitzgerald encompasses many of these things in his books The Great Gatsby and Tender is the night. Letting his own life experiences and insight guide his writing, Fitzgerald explores the effect of social hierarchy on society amidst the Roaring Twenties through his use of evocative, colorful imagery and eloquent use of underlying tone.

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Frances Scott Key Fitzgerald, born September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, is seen today as one of the true great American novelists. Although he lived a life filled with alcoholism, despair, and lost-love, he managed to create the ultimate love story and seemed to pinpoint the ¡§American Dream¡¨ in his classic novel, The Great Gatsby. In the novel, Jay Gatsby is the epitome of the ¡§self-made man,¡¨ in which he dictates his entire life to climbing the social ladder in order to gain wealth, to ultimately win the love of a woman: something that proves to be unattainable. As it turns out, Gatsby¡¦s excessive extravagance and love of money, mixed with his obsession for a woman¡¦s love, is actually the autobiographical portrayal of