Fitzgerald's Study In The Great Gatsby

In Charles Murray's article “Are Too Many People Going to College?” he argues that the route that has been set-up, whether knowingly or unknowingly, for individuals to achieve success in their life by obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) is obsolete in a modern world. He espouses six reasons for his position. In this essay, I’ll summarize Murray's position and then elucidate on his points while explaining my position on wach of his views. Lastly, I'll state my belief that getting a college degree is valuable even if it is not the source of my financial income.

Throughout the novel Fitzgerald uses multiple different techniques to display his critiques of materialism and how it affects the different classes, as well as the immense attraction it creates. Early on in the

the conflicts in the novel. The novel is a reflection of how Fitzgerald wishes to see life.

F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896. He was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and his parents were both born in Maryland and Irish. You could say he grew up very lower middle class. Fitzgerald’s views of relationships began at an early age. It was interesting because many of his best books came from the idea that women & men relationships is just a game with one person ending up being a winner. He claimed to forever have a jazz-age attitude that would stick with him for life, and it worked. F. Scott Fitzgerald died December 21, 1940 at the young age of 44.

F. Scott Fitzgerald had always demonstrated a talent for writing but was a student who never paid full attention to the importance of grades and education in both grade school and in the University of Princeton, which he attended

The author talks about college cost, and the effect it has on students and on how times it takes longer to graduate. This is an important topic because college cost has been a problem for many individuals for decades and it still is. College cost is something that shapes people's lives and it worries them because college cost is what determines if they're going to continue going to college. It’s something that people should take lightly because college is pretty expensive. According to the advocacy group complete college America, it cost 63,718 for one extra year to attend college. For students who take longer to finish school because of certain requisites, it becomes a toll because of the cost. According to Norton Field Guide to writing by Richard Bullock and Maureen Daly Goggin found a report on Los Angeles-bases campaigns for college opportunity, saying students who attend school 6 years instead of 4 years will lose 110,900 dollars in their lifetime. Many people in the work field and colleges expect students to attend school for four years. According to the NFGW, “nearly nine out of 10 freshmen think they will earn their bachelor degree within the traditional four years.” Yet In the NFGW quotes the U.S Department of Education and they report that “about 45 percent won’t have finished.”

College Education Education allows one to improve in the world and creates many marvelous improvements to the world. Education teaches one understanding of new technologies, the ability to determine what’s right or wrong, and helps one to make better choices in one life so that one may pursue he/she’s dreams of happiness. To better achieve in life, one needs to get better education and for that, one needs to complete high school and college. In “Where College Fails us” by Caroline Bird, Bird talks about how college is not for every student and say that college is only for those who are hard workers and believe college is the only way to be successful. On the other hand, Barber, in his “America Skips School” argues that American children are learning many wrong lessons outside of school and that society does not care.

With the cost of higher education skyrocketing and reaching rates that put students thousands of dollars into debt, the investment that is a four-year education is being called into question. As Dr. Kevin Manning, president of Stevenson University, states “In the eyes of many families, long gone are the days when a college degree was perceived as a cornerstone achievement that guaranteed the degree recipient a place in the job market” (Manning). He goes on to describe that one contemporary challenge in higher education is integrating career preparation with the tradition academic model of a four-year university. Another college president, John Ebersole of Excelsior College, also lists workforce development as a challenge in higher education,

To begin the argument it should be known that society benefits from college educated individuals. One aspect of college that is repeatedly overlooked is how it can shape one’s mind and allows them to think in entirely new ways not only critically but creatively as well. In fact, according to a report issued by the College Board in 2007 states that “those with a bachelor’s degree, are more likely to volunteer, vote, exercise, and have health insurance and pensions.” (Lewin 18) These are all qualities that make a human being

Fitzgerald depicts each of his characters’ personalities by their actions through their social status. The characters who are upper class are aware of their speech, unlike those whom are lower class that do not think before they talk.

“To realize the American dream, the most important thing to understand is that it belongs to everybody. It's a human dream. If you understand this and work very hard, it is possible” (Saralegui). With understanding and solid effort anyone can achieve great things. On the other hand Fitzgerald is saying the exact opposite. In Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby the division of society by wealth is observed as well as how they bring about the destruction of Jay Gatsby, Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson.

If he took the time to reread the book he would understand the language Fitzgerald has to offer, and the many themes it has that can relate to society in many ways; one being of the illusion vs.

Even though a novel is fictional, a relationship can still exist between the author and the main character. Authors connect their life experiences to their literary work even if it is not an autobiographical work. This circumstance occurs in the novel, The Great Gatsby. The author of this novel F. Scott Fitzgerald draws parallels with his life and the life of the main character, Jay Gatsby. The connections between Fitzgerald and Gatsby can be determined if the reader knows the life and background of Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby contains fictional characters but uses these characters to portray himself and the people in his life. This novel is different in the way that it is told in a point of view that observes the life of Gatsby and in a sense,

When people are choosing their class, they will take all of the general education class in high school before they enter into the University Of Utah, it will help them not to take that class anymore. The college class in high school will count into college credit if you pass the final test. In Charles Murray view, “when high school graduated think that obtaining a b.a will help them get a higher-paying job, they are only narrowly correct. In other words, Charles Murray believes that high school students will agree that it will help them find a higher-paying job if they work for them at the four year college. Murray believe that getting a four year is better than a two year because it’s will help people on the income by double of the associate income by a lot. In high school people are going to finish their associate degree during their senior year or else they will waste money at the community college to take their general class.

Fitzgerald reflects social status through many geographical locations in American, and explains them by their traits, lifestyles, and mentalities. Fitzgerald illustrates the class differences in the 1920’s for example, he started with introducing you to the characters of different social classes and describes them in a way they act belonging to one of the class. The Buchanans, Gatsby and the Wilson’s was all great examples of how