Comparing fitzgerald

social control to its creator. Initially, Gatsby attempts to establish a respectable reputation as “the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West” (Fitzgerald 65) to those close to him, while allowing his generally mysterious background to create rumor and speculation suggesting him as “nephew to Von Hindenburg and second cousin to the devil” (Fitzgerald 61). Such obsession with his iniquitous associations drives a fear neither

control to its creator. Initially, Gatsby attempts to establish a respectable reputation as “the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West” (Fitzgerald 65) to those close to him. However, he allows his generally mysterious background to generate rumor and speculation suggesting him as “nephew to Von Hindenburg and second cousin to the devil” (Fitzgerald 61). Such obsession with his iniquitous associations drives a fear neither strong enough to

Casperson 5 AP English 3 28 January 2015 The Reflection of Fitzgerald’s Life in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby echoes with experiences of Francis Scott Fitzgerald through relationships and descriptions among the characters, the depiction of the era, as well as the juxtaposition between the multiple “worlds” within the novel. Fitzgerald lived in the time after WWI where the novel takes place; American life had major changes, the people started to become more materialistic, women obtained the

Fitzgerald uses connotation, simile, kinetic imagery and temporal diction in the passage to suggest that in 1920’s American culture, displaying a prosperous outward appearance is the only viable means of achieving one’s goals. During the rightly named “Roaring 20’s”, America undergoes a progressive societal metamorphosis. However, the attractive nature of material wealth still holds tight within American minds. Gatsby longs for both authority over his peers, as well as a favored status within his

Short stories have fully developed themes but appear significantly shorter and less elaborate than novels. A similar theme found in short stories “Winter Dreams” written by Scott F. Fitzgerald and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner included the social and environmental influences that encouraged and controlled the character’s life and decisions. In “Winter Dreams”, the main protagonist-- Dexter-- fell into a fixation over a young, whimsical blueblood, Judy Jones. His obsession led him to believe

Contrast: The Movie vs. The Book The tale of the Jay Gatsby is not only written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the novel, The Great Gatsby, but also directed and produced into a movie by Baz Luhrmann. Although thematically similar and entertaining, Luhrmann’s adaptation can hardly compare to the intricate and enchanting words written by Fitzgerald. Many differences fall alongside the similarities when comparing the novel and the 2013 movie of, The Great Gatsby, including characteristics of the narrator

During the 1920s of the Jazz Age in concurrence with the “Roaring Twenties”, America had experienced a rapid economic booming after World War I (post war). Nick Carraway, the protagonist narrating the ‘The Great Gatsby’ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1998), describes the American society within the American Dream. My hypothesis is that Fitzgerald’s depiction of America as a consumerist/selfish society, set in the era of the jazz age, is an accurate representation of 1920s America with the aftermath

Scott Fitzgerald was set in 20s time period. The era of the novel captures the liquor fueled parties as well as Charleston dancing and not to mention music such as the Waltz and common 1920’s pop hits. Unlike the novel Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation of the roaring

F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Nick in The Great Gatsby to develop a new view of the American dream by exploring the illusion of unending pleasure that it seems to provide. At first glance the American dream promised success and wealth that was almost limitless. An era characterized by extravagant parties and displays of wealth was built on an illusion that it would continue without end. Soon, people lost track of the work that got them there and began to be concerned more about the display of wealth than

she stays on and off, in Paris, Switzerland. The Fitzgerald family moves back to the states, where Zelda illness was confirmed as schizophrenia and she was admitted at the mental institution, where she ends up dying. During this time Scott ends his career as a literary writer, and starts with screenwriting. It was not a big success compared to his writing career. In 1940 Scott dies due to a heart attack, and is left with the feeling of