Response To The Great Gatsby

First of all Fitzgerald embodies Gatsby as a failed American dream during the time period by presenting Gatsby as a person who achieves happiness and materialism with money. Gatsby wants to

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.

What I like about Fitzgerald’s choice of writing is, him showing the dark side of the twenties, and not all fun and games, this ties to reality and modern day society. The quality of people around this time is very poor, people engage with eachother purely based on social class. Nick realizes with what kind of peoples he’s dealing with, and living amongst, and is rather disgusted by it. He

The novel makes the point of getting across both of the ideas about 1920s America; Fitzgerald creates a prolepsis throughout about the tragic consequences that will take place towards the end of the book, as well as using the chaos of the occurring events to portray the freedom and restrictions that certain characters have. The author uses varying methods to get these ideas across, including colour, metaphors of sailing, the valley of ashes, Gatsby's parties and ¬¬cars. A lot depends on the perception of the reader, to how the descriptions and metaphors can be viewed. For example, a feminist reader might say that the women are trapped in their stereotypes of a 1920s flapper, whilst someone else might say that they choose to play that role,

It was often said that every person strives to achieve the American Dream, this, however, was not true for F. Scott Fitzgerald. His approach was to tear down this dream and expose the falsifications of the dream to the people so they no longer strive for a dream they could not have. Despite Fitzgerald’s upbringing with a supportive and wealthy family living the American Dream, one of his most popular themes is illustrates his disdain for the upper class. This leads to lack of support and rejection from readers who wanted nothing more than this perfect American Dream. Fitzgerald is one of the few male writers, amidst the many women modernist writers, to go against the American culture and create his own original style and message.

F. Scott Fitzgerald offers a plethora of repetitive elements that are very significant in the making

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story seems larger than life, but may not be just out of thin air. Fitzgerald’s backstory influenced the novel in a powerful way, showing various,

One of his masterpieces, "The Great Gatsby", appeared in 1925, once caused the sensation of the whole society, and received really high praise from some famous writers. In the novel, Fitzgerald

“The wise writer writes for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward,” (Fitzgerald qtd. In “BrainyQuote”). This quote shows why Fitzgerald’s writings have continued to be present in modern generations. With multiple films out in recent years many of his writings have become household names. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s national fame is a result of his early life, writing career, and his eventual downfall.

For many celebrated authors, the meaning of their work comes from a collection of opinions and outlooks on life that the writer has accumulated throughout his or her life. In the case of F. Scott Fitzgerald, this statement could not be truer. In fact, much of Fitzgerald’s most famous work feature plots that closely parallel events from his life (Lathbury 10). For example, his novel This Side of Paradise includes a young man who is rejected by the love of his life on the grounds of his social status. Zelda similarly rejected Fitzgerald for his social status at first. In comparison, it is not surprising that Fitzgerald’s story The Great Gatsby takes place in the Jazz Age, which he lived through while writing the novel. Writing a story that takes place during his time was Fitzgerald’s way of telling his story as well as to make commentary on the world around him. This commentary was the product of Fitzgerald’s lifelong aspiration for greatness as well as the baggage he carried from World War I like other members of the lost generation had. Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby depicts his duplicitous mentality of celebrating, but criticizing the Jazz Age, an outlook resulting from his life and experiences in World War I.

For Fitzgerald, the 1920s served as the ultimate inspiration for his work because it provided the moral and thematic grounds for exploration of concepts related to consciousness that are relevant today.

The 1920’s was a time in which the young and wealthy defined themselves by their possessions, and the economy was booming. Fitzgerald portrays this in the novel’s main characters.

Fitzgerald wasn’t like other writers; He was a writer that inspired other writers. He always put a lot of life into his fiction and always tried to really make a point. One of Fitzgerald’s most famous stories is Jay Gatsby. This story is about the life in America in the 1920s. This story is about a guy named Jay Gatsby who was very wealthy and he gained his wealth from doing not so good things. Jay Gatsby dies at an early age. Fitzgerald wrote this story to show that this isn’t the way you should live and he just wanted to set by example. As you read his stories they just flow so good and you feel as if you can read them forever. Many say he has the best writing style that they have ever

Baz Luhrmann did a magnificent job on the film, but puts into question whether we should have a priority in selling out the box office or staying true to the original text. You can’t help but feel that Fitzgerald's work loses character. Although the film has the power to captivate an audience, it lacks consistency compared with the book to do it any justice.

The Roaring Twenties was a time renowned for partying, drinking, and a time without war. F. Scott Fitzgerald is just one of the many writers during this time to write about such times. Fitzgerald, however, is an author that defined this era also known as the Jazz Age. Known for novels such as The Great Gatsby, This Side of Paradise, and The Beautiful and the Damned, and many short stories, Fitzgerald is described by famousauthors.org as “one of the greatest writers American soil has produced in the 20th century. F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. He had an amazing writing career driven by an interesting personal life. His death and legacy cut his career short and we still celebrate him now.