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- 31: The Great Gatsby: A Total Failure
- ... himself. Thus Gatsby was a total failure. Gatsby failed to respect or have any concern for his parents because they were financially weak. Gatsby left home at an early age (Fitzgerald. p99). He changed his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby (Fitzgerald. p64). The new name gave him more class and confidence. He lied to people about himself so no one could associate him with his family (Fitzgerald. p65). He said, “I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West-all dead now.” (Fitzgerald. p65) This shows that Gatsby wanted to kill his past ...
- 32: The Great Gatsby 16
- In his novel The Great Gatsby (1925) F. S. Fitzgerald introduces the reader to a set of characters that stand on the different levels of socioeconomic ladder and by destiny s will share each other s lives. Reading the novel one can see that Fitzgerald puts a huge emphasis on money: its presence or absence is the deciding factor in shaping the lives and personalities of the characters. The novel takes place in New York ... buy an apartment there one must provide good recommendations. West Side is less sophisticated and therefore less desirable for it is open to the new money. By creating this setting Fitzgerald is trying to make the reader understand that a character like Gatsby needs a certain environment to exist. Although Gatsby s persona is surrounded by different rumors, and contemporary ...
- 33: Movie: Life, Like The Great Gatsby
- ... on a lake and who throws parties every weekend. This is just the beginning of how to explain the way Jay Gatsby lived his life. This novel, by F. Scott, Fitzgerald is one that is very deep in thought. Fitzgerald releases little clues along the way of the novel that will be crusual to understand the ending. For instance, he makes the blue coupe a very important clue, as well ... in both America and France, became almost as celebrated as his novels. Fitsgerald was the only son of an aristocrat father, who was the author of the star spangle banner. Fitzgerald spent most of time with his wife, latter in their relationship they moved to france where he began to write his most brilliant novel, The Great Gatsby. All of ...
- 34: Realism In The Great Gatsby
- F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby has been labeled a masterpiece, and perhaps even one of the greatest novels of all time. In order to be revered as a classic, a novel must have one or more qualities that place it above the rest. One of The Great Gatsby's best qualities is Fitzgerald's incredible use of realism. This realism is evident in the development of plot, setting, and characters throughout the novel. The Great Gatsby is well known for its deeply entangled plots and sub-plots. At first Fitzgerald used realism to develop these plots by choosing plots that would be believable to readers. For example, the main plot of "The American Dream" (Jay Gatsby's dream of ...
- 35: Similarities in Fitzgerald's "Two Wrongs" and "An Alcoholic Case"
- Similarities in Fitzgerald's "Two Wrongs" and "An Alcoholic Case" In his writings, F. Scott Fitzgerald sometimes blends many similar character traits among the main characters. So it goes with "Two Wrongs," and "An Alcoholic Case." Perhaps it may seem an unlikely choice for a comparison/contrast, however I believe these stories are very much correlated. From the way that Fitzgerald typecasts, "alcoholic artists" as the main characters, to the similarities in the reactions and emotions of the supporting characters, both of which are females. With this also are the ...
- 36: The Great Gatsby: Realism
- The Great Gatsby: Realism F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby has been labelled a masterpiece, and perhaps even one of the greatest novels of all time. In order to be revered as a classic, a novel must have one or more qualities that place it above the rest. One of The Great Gatsby's best qualities is Fitzgerald's incredible use of realism. This realism is evident in the development of plot, setting, and characters throughout the novel. The Great Gatsby is well known for its deeply entangled plots and sub-plots. At first Fitzgerald used realism to develop these plots by choosing plots that would be beleivable to readers. For example, the main plot of "The American Dream" (Jay Gatsby's dream of ...
- 37: The Great Gatsby: Jordan Baker
- ... Jordan helps the reader to learn more about Nick because he lets his true self out to her. Although Nick still liked Jordan regardless, he describes her as “incurably dishonest” (Fitzgerald 63), because of Nick’s remembrance that she cheated at her first big golf tournament. This creates Jordan to be a foil of Nick, because he tells himself, “I am one of the very few honest people that I have ever known” (Fitzgerald 64). Jordan connects Nick to Gatsby by bringing him to one of Gatsby’s parties with her, where Gatsby introduces himself to Nick. Jordan leads a careless life, one incident ... the scene where Jordan is driving Nick. Nick tells her, “You’re a rotten driver, either you ought to be more careful or you oughtn’t to drive at all” (Fitzgerald 63), Jordan responds, “I hate careless people” (Fitzgerald 63). This scene just shows us how Jordan can also be represented as a hypocrite being she’s a careless person ...
- 38: Amory Blaine's "Mirrors" in Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise
- Amory Blaine's "Mirrors" in Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel This Side of Paradise, Amory Blaine searches for his identity by "mirroring" people he admires. However, these "mirrors" actually block him from finding his true self. He falls ... meaningless life as his greatest fear; he suddenly feels "an immense to desire to give people a sense of security" (241). Amory's spiritual epiphany marks the point at which Fitzgerald's title reveals its significance. The title This Side of Paradise represents Amory's continuous struggle to reach his personal paradise: learning his true identity. Until Monsignor Darcy's ...
- 39: Great Gatsby 5
- Fitzgerald s Masterpiece F. Scott Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby is an enchanting novel, which tells an exquisite story through various techniques characteristic of a gifted author. The story has elements of deceit, high hopes, fallen ... is these literary devices that set The Great Gatsby apart from other novels. Life in the 1920 s was much different than that of life during any other era and Fitzgerald depicts this in The Great Gatsby very accurately through the characters. One critic stated that The only bad of it is that the characters are mostly so unpleasant in ...
- 40: The Great Gatsby
- F. Scott Fitzgerald’s use of flashback in The Great Gatsby proves to be an effective tool in order to reveal information from the characters’ past. These flashbacks are effective because they allow the reader to know and understand the character better before a situation in the novel arises. Three examples of flashbacks that Fitzgerald uses are when Jordan explains to Nick how and when she first met Gatsby on page 79, when Nick explains to the reader how Gatsby got his name and what ... on page 104, and when Nick explains again to the reader what happened when Gatsby returned from the war on page 160. The placement and effectiveness of these flashbacks allow Fitzgerald to give more background to each character and to allow the reader to better understand the situation that each character is experiencing. The first example of flashback that Fitzgerald ...
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