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    Whilst analysing and surveying F. Scott Fitzgerald 's fulfilling and creative way of writing, I present to you today the body of work in the context of the writers time, discussing and paying attention to the social, historical, cultural and political discourses within the text. F.Scott Fitzgerald constructs a variety of truths throughout the novel, the two truths that where clearly noticeable where “The American dream” and “Old and New Money” which greatly supported the normalities of the era, these

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    1925, during the so-called “Jazz Age”, F. Scott Fitzgerald took the world by storm with his masterpiece, about an easy-going and sarcastic Yale graduate, that is Nick Carraway struggling to find himself in West Egg, surrounded by a lavish and a glorified lifestyle. As I aforementioned, F.Scott Fitzgerald is famous for his, arguably, most successful novel, “The Great Gatsby” which he wrote in 1925. His other promising works are “Tender Is The Night”(1934), “The Side Of Paradise”(1920) and “The Beautiful

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    Title: The life of Zelda Fitzgerald and her relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald Thesis: Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald is generally remembered as the flamboyant wife of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. Zelda, named after a gypsy queen in a novel, however, was a talented writer in her own right, recognized for her biting and bantering style. I. Introduction Zelda is sick and Mr. Fitzgerald is not allowed to see her Thesis Statement: Perhaps Fitzgerald was not ‘‘the inevitable male companion,” she would choose

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    no longer terrible, only dehumanized” (Fitzgerald) F. Scott Fitzgerald, a famous novel and short story author, wrote in his novel Tender is the Night. This statement can be related to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, as they had become so terrible and set on annihilating the Jews that they became ruthless, inhuman people. Consequently, the dehumanization of the Nazis caused the Jews to become dehumanized and treated as though they were animals. In the memoir Night, Eliezer Wiesel shows how German Nazis

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    Fitzgerald was a big advocate on the use of techniques. His use of the saturation method is unique among most writers. Instead of saturating his text with details of characters and setting, he mixes a variety of forms and styles as well as multiple point of views. The Beautiful and Damned has a more “tightly constructed” than that of his other story, The Side of Paradise, because of its “inconsistent tone, authorial intrusions, and awkwardly interpolated material from other genres” (Keshmiri, Mahdikhani

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    As many other writers do, acclaimed novelists Mary Shelley and F. Scott Fitzgerald insert characters resembling themselves and other members of their personal life into their novels. Writing can often become very autobiographical if the author is willing. They can easily put many spots of truth into their fiction. They may do it on accident, or on purpose. Perhaps because it’s easier to pick and choose from one’s surroundings than take the time to make up something completely original. Other times

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    2016 Fantastic Fitzgerald The greatest American writers have their places in history and their stories forever passed down to new generations. Their stories are easily relatable and understandable. One of the most memorable authors is F. Scott. Fitzgerald. His writings during the 1920’s give perspective to the 1920’s atmosphere: most notably in this novel, The Great Gatsby. The environment has influenced his creative mind set and has caused his writing skills to show. Fitzgerald is so fascinated

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald, American short-story writer and famous novelist, is well-known for having written The Great Gatsby in 1925, also known as his magnum opus. His personal life was also why many individuals knew about him. He was always known as an alcoholic, and after he finished writing The Great Gatsby, his alcoholic and depression problems got worse, so he tried to keep writing novels, like Tender is the Night, but they were all failures according to the readers (Willett, Erika). When Fitzgerald

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    American Literature St. John 's College High School 8/22/15 Francis Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Fitzgerald was a vital figure to literature, not only was he a novelist, but in addition he was a poet, playwright, screenwriter, copywriter, and author of short stories. He was truly a trailblazer who paved the way for authors to come. Modernism means a style or movement that aims to break with traditional forms. Fitzgerald wrote during the time period of modernism. Modernism partook primarily

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    How Does F Scott Fitzgerald use Language to create the setting and the atmosphere of this extract? This extract, which describes Jay Gatsby's extravagant party is a microcosm of the type of seductive and exciting lifestyle that was lived by those eager to fulfil the American dream in the 1920's. It shows how the original dream of happiness, individualism and prosperity has disintegrated into the mere pursuit of wealth. Fitzgerald himself experienced this type of society and uses symbolism

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