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Introduction: The Multifaceted Genius of F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most renowned writers of the 20th century that his heritage and the public fascination of his lifestyle have significant roles in the context of world literature. The realistic effort of the late 19th century writers—especially in this case F. Scott Fitzgerald—who accurately shows life and...
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The American Dream symbolizes prosperity, happiness, and even hope. However, F. Scott Fitzgerald presents the book and the American Dream from a different point of view. For many people in the book, it is just a fantasy of living in poverty hence the term ‘rags to riches’. The main character Gatsby losses cite of the American Dream and goes spiraling...
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“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” This is the final quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The quote fits perfectly with the book as Gatsby tried to recreate his past by getting with his past lover Daisy. Nothing could stop this man from letting his past go. It is the...
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Introduction: “May Day”, by F.scott Fitzgerald is a tale of America after the World War I. The author begins the tale with, “There had been a war fought and won …”The setting is in New York, USA in May 1919 which is evident from the references of Yale graduates, and Gordon’s telephonic conversation with Phil when he said, “I heard...
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Introduction The Story “May Day” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald starts with a prologue which sounds much more like a fairytale rather that what it actually is (real story). As everyone is happy and enjoying as the war has ended, but the reality is exactly opposite. The whole story revolves around the protagonist of the story which is Gordon Sterrett...
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This essay focuses on the novel The Great Gatsby and how the American Dream is portrayed in Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby through the three aspects: beliefs from the “Lost Generation”, social-economic classes, and values towards romantic relationships. Through contrasting the American Dream of the two characters, how Fitzgerald contrives the outlook of the American dream in the specific cultural...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby published in 1925 explores the setting of the 1920’s to comment and reflect upon his context. He does this by critiquing his era through the ideas of unfulfillment and superficial values caused by the American dream. He reviews the Jazz Age through his portrayal of celebrations after World War I, the industrial developments...
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Jay Gatsby, the main character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’, is presented to readers as a mysterious millionaire, rich and successful, who made himself, formed his character, and in sum realized everything he aspired to. On the one hand, such a person should be admired, but something prevents me from this. Probably the reason is that I...
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Introduction: The Illusion of the American Dream Modern American youth are seemingly often delusional about a life filled with promise and self-satisfaction to of which they see suitable for themselves; however, this mere illusion has the capacity to tempt people to advocate towards their aspirations in life and lead them to what is believed to be the American Dream. The...
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The “Roaring Twenties” are the two words to describe the decade of prosperity and wealth that America delighted in after World War 1. When World War 1 ended in 1918, the United States experienced an accelerated economic growth after supplying the allied countries with goods. The surging economy turned the 1920’s into a time of easy money, lavish parties, and...
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“The Great Gatsby” is a novel by Scott Fitzgerald that outlines the impossibility of recapturing the past and altering one’s future. It further emphasizes the unachievable ideology of the American Dream during the 1920s through a man named Jay Gatsby, from the viewpoint of salesman Nick Carraway. Besides this, the novel depicts a significant disparity in the representation of female...
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The American Dream is depicted as an ideal, almost perfect lifestyle mostly centered around money and materialistic possessions. However, it can also be seen as a very flawed and selfish idea. This flawed image is wonderfully portrayed in the stories ‘Winter Dreams’ and ‘The Swimmer’. Both stories use different plot elements and hidden meanings to convey this flawed image of...
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Throughout time, The Great Gatsby has been recognized for accurately representing the Roaring Twenties society in the United States, a point in history when the economy grew, and the culture began to focus on spending lavishly to enter a new-found social hierarchy. Styles, cultures, and tastes of high-class society change and a divide is formed between modern wealth and aristocratic...
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The novel The Great Gatsby written by author F. Scott Fitzgerald, explores the idea of the American Dream that may be interpreted from a Marxist critical theory lens. The American Dream is the idea that anyone regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into can achieve their own idea of success through sacrifice, risk-taking, and...
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With immense wealth and power, tremendous influence is generated within the surrounding society. However, these factors may also create a facade to cover how they do not always lead to greatness. This idea is explored in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1920s American Fiction novel, The Great Gatsby, through the leading character, Jay Gatsby. Gatsby, an incredibly wealthy bootlegger, is widely known...
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The 1925 novel, Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald follows an upstanding young man, Nick Carraway as he tells the tragic story of Jay Gatsby. Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, attempts to pursue Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy woman whom he loved in his youth. Fitzgerald creates an ‘artificial world’ where money is the object of everyone's desire. Capitalism drowns the...
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