Essays on The Great Gatsby

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VITAL INFORMATION Summary: This lesson utilizes two descriptions of the same room from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. By contrasting the words chosen to depict the color of the room in the first and second descriptions, students can figure out the moods involved in the descriptions and indicate how those word choices contribute to those two moods.

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Standards: INSERT HERE Differentiated Instruction: In this instance, flexible grouping will be the system for creating differentiated instruction EEI (ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF INSTRUCTION) – LESSON PLAN ELEMENTS REQUIRED: Objective The learner will analyze prose for the ways in which diction ...

The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald has its setting in the fictional town of West Egg and presents societal problems caused by greed and obsession for status and money. Through the book, Fitzgerald addresses various themes including resistance to change and social upheaval that contribute to the disruption of the American dream. The novel creates an impression of the history of America including how economic prosperity became part of the US and how the evolution of jazz music and criminal activities were the results of individualism and obsession for wealth. Through the main character, the novel shows how excess ...

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Luxury, entertainment, economic boom, the pleasures of life, the eternal carnival – that time period with its values and priorities ruled the minds of a whole generation of young people. There was a whole atmosphere of fun, absence of any kind of responsibility and even rejection of "moral values." That time was described in the novel "The Great Gatsby." This work is much more than a love story, it is about wealth, personal problems and relations. "The Great Gatsby" is one of the central works of the entire American literature, it is devoted to the "American Dream". The novel's theme ...

Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald's creative works can be called "parallel", as both writers worked at the same time - "Jazz Age". Many different critics still discuss their works, citing the numerous common characteristics and similarities. Of course, their technique and literary devices differ and are unique. At the same time, some of the characters, concepts, and problems have similar features. For example, one can compare the value of freedom, which penetrates many writings of these brilliant authors. The theme of the "lost generation" sounds in the early works of E. Hemingway. In the novel The Sun Also ...

The film confirms the universal power of faith and belief in yourself. Whoever you may be, your trump card is your faith. Fatalists believe in the inevitability of fate, Gatsby believes that the fate of his was just that, which he invented himself. He achieved the greatness that all was prepared for him since childhood (Churchwell). The film is about how to love, loyalty on his dream. Of course, it is not easy, even dangerous, but maybe we should try it. As long as the person is alive, you can correct any mistakes; realize any dream, even a return ...

In A Street Car Named Desire and The Great Gatsby, Tennessee Williams and F. Scott Fitzgerald present characters who are destroyed by the worlds they live in. The settings of the stories prevent the protagonist’s dreams from being realized thus destroying their lives and later leading to their demise. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby fails to achieve the genuine love he spends his lifetime searching for because he ends up all alone. On the other hand, in A Street Car Named Desire, Blanche fails to find human compassion and kindness in the society she lived in. Therefore, ...

I would like to see the movie "The Great Gatsby", filmed in 1974 by the director named Jack Clayton from the standpoint of psychoanalysis ("The Great Gatsby (1974)"). I will consider the film through the prism of the basic tenets of the theory, developed by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. I will make out a few key points that define psychoanalysis as a theory and show how these postulates are related to the main character of the book by Francis Scott Fitzgerald and Jack Clayton’s film, Jay Gatsby. Immediately, it should be noted that this film is not ...

The Great Gatsby written by Scott Fitzgerald is a representation of an infinite variance of ideas. For some, it is the image of the character that has been played by Leonardo DiCaprio while portraying the role of Jay Gatsby in the movie. The argument that has been presented in the essay is that the novel or the movie is more than just a symbolisation of the American Dream or an exquisite viewing pleasure. The greatness of The Great Gatsby has been applicable for all leaders over various organisations, whether the organisation is a business run by a family or ...

The main event which happens in the first chapter is the introduction of the narrator, Nick Carraway. He is the person who is related to Daisy which is why he is befriended by Jay Gatsby along with the fact that the two of them are neighbors. Nick is a wealthy man who graduated from Yale and he chooses to support all of the characters in the story. He is unbiased and the readers find out everything they need to know from his point of view. At the beginning of the story Nick introduces himself as the man who has ...

It is sometimes said that a work of great fiction can take the reader away and deposit him or her in a foreign land or a different time. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a work of fiction that certainly takes the reader far away. The author used various of writing techniques to portray every single character very carefully and gave them unique personalities, by reading this we see not only what happened in the book but also the reflection of American society of the time. People see both their fabulous American Dreams and also their flaws. ...

The Great Gatsby and the Cathedral

Introduction The film the Great Gatsby is adapted from the novel by the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald' written in 1925.It tells the story of young man who strives to become wealthy so as to win the heart of a lost love. The story is based during the prohibition era where sale of alcohol had been deemed illegal. The book is named after its major character, a 30 year old man, who was able to rise from an impoverished background in North Dakota to become one of the wealthiest men. Jay Gatsby is this man whose life rose ...

Introduction

Francis Scott Fitzgerald characterized his main character as “great”, yet the author managed to insert several meanings into this notion. Gatsby is overwhelmed with money, luxury, parties, but this emphasis on the material things emphasizes another issue in the novel. It is possible to claim that Fitzgerald makes the main hero to disguise himself behind the trumpery of ongoing parties and mysterious reputation. The main purpose of Gatsby seems to be rather controversial, as he is clearly avoids fulfilling his mission to win his love (Matterson 5). It is difficult to find that notorious greatness in the character’s ...

Introduction

As the nineteenth century was ending, many of the noble men in America were not in politics but private business. The profitability and allure of money attracted most American individuals into the private economy. The industrial revolution had just hit the high gear. Ingenious and talented men opted for profits rather than politics. The growth of the American economy through the industrial revolution, however, carried a myriad of challenges as well as opportunities for the American people. For one, the Americans experienced an increasing demand for labor as the economy continued to boom. Consequently, unprecedented growth was realized in ...

1. World War I and American Life. Explain the impact of World War I in America. Consider various social, economic and political changes in the country during and right after the war. Do you think these changes were caused by the war? War brings changes to every country. The American significantly transformed life after World War I. the country faced social, economic and political changes, which were felt both the negatively and the positively. First and foremost, it goes without saying that the population was increased since there were immigrants who were coming into the country with new ideas ...

1920s, the Great Depression and Progressivism

The 1920s commonly referred to as the ‘'Roaring Twenties" was a time of great changes in America not just economically but also socially. Barely after WWI, America emerged as the de facto superpower coupled with a rapidly expanding economy. It was a period characterized by advancements in technology and the growth of the consumerism culture. Historians see this period as the beginning of modern times as there was a shift towards what we regard as modern values such as equality for women. Urbanization contributed to the growth of consumerism. During this period, about half of America's population lived in ...

The book Hannah Mary Tabb and the Disembodied Torso is written by a well-known individual named Kali Nicole Gross. The book discloses the beliefs about sex, justice, and race in 1887 in Philadelphia. A Philadelphia woman named Tabb and George Wilson, an eighteen-year-old man, are the main characters in the book. The book is a recapitulation of matters that resonate with today’s world. It highlights racial bias in the police force, unreliable eyewitnesses, and coerced confessions. The writer, Kali Nicole Gross, has written the story in the book with a lot of evidence. She uses the city archive's ...

The classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald follows the life of Nick and Jay Gatsby in their pursuit to live life in the fast lane. Gatsby had eyes on Nick’s cousin, Daisy since the teenage years but lacked ways in which he would approach her. However, their future together does not come true because Daisy finds love in another man and marries him. Their marriage is on a rocky climb, and she rekindles her affair with Gatsby behind her husband’s back. All goes well till the husband knows of the secret affair and aims to end it ...

Film studies

Film music has being written for over a hundred years. Almost for such a long period, film music technologies of its creation and functioning are being studied through examining pictures of completely different genres, ranging from short documentaries of the epoch of silent movies to “supersonic” blockbusters with their sophisticated computer music and noise audio equipment. Today, when the history of cinema has passed for centenarians, and the history of radio and television to are approaching this border, it is clear that music and sound have become an essential part of screen and microphone synthetic arts. For my study, ...

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is one of the greatest American writers, who entered the history of world literature thanks to his wonderful novels about American life in the 1920s. Fitzgerald brought to literature, not only his talent, but also gave many people a part of himself through his art. He teaches the readers the mistakes of his life, mistakes of his generation, and they carefully heed this lesson. With his works, we can evaluate an entire generation, and through his talent of storytelling we live together with the characters of each story or novel. The main theme of his ...

The Great Gatsby

Movies are often a reflection of the political and social changes that are occurring at the time of their creation. Movies typically reflect the views and attitudes of society and do so in a way that is dramatic and captivating. This holds true for The Great Gatsby, both during the time period in which it was written as well as during the 1970s when the motion picture was released. Written by F. Scotts Fitzgerald, the story takes place during the Roaring Twenties, a time in history many refer to as a period of great transformation and wealth. Following World ...

The eventful 20th century shaped modern world in the way we see it nowadays; and the eventful second decade of the last century mostly shaped modern America. The 1920s were marked by a great number of social, cultural and economic changes in the USA and this period is truthfully known as the Roaring Twenties. Victorian morality passed away, while brand new ethic and social types of behavior were gaining their strength. The economy was growing; the cities were expanding, becoming the megalopolises; automobiles became available not only for rich, and the phenomenon of mass culture has swept the country. The ...

Fitzgerald is one of the few who managed to convey the very spirit of the Roaring Twenties, immortalized in the novel “The Great Gatsby.” The story perfectly expresses the tragedy of the era, that lies on the surface of luxury and fun, and under them, despair and death. An image of the protagonist is vague and dual. He is a romantic who, for the sake of his love, as a valiant knight, joined the battle with life and won, as he got the honor and glory, which in modern language is called wealth. On the other hand he is a bootlegger, closely ...

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The Booming Twenties This was a time of change. The ‘Booming Twenties’ or the ‘Roaring Twenties’ brought along a paradigm shift in culture, morality and economy. There was widespread social, cultural and ethical dynamism during this decade. It was a period of great economic prosperity across Europe and America. The twenties were also a time of parties and illegal practices. This kind of change affected the whole society – it affected how the people saw themselves, the importance they gave to morality, moral philosophy and professional ethics. Before the ‘Booming Twenties’ the values of people in general were quite simple such ...

The Great Gatsby is a story written by Scott Fitzgerald. It is a story about a twisted love affair among the main characters, daisy and Gatsby. The author through his characters shows how striving for wealth defined individuals’ dreams. Moreover, the story revolves around a pursuit of happiness for the protagonist Gatsby who never wanted to let his past go, but was pursuing it through wealth and material things. This entire story represents characters who fail to learn from their past experiences and mistakes. The characters in this book are static, starting with Jay Gatsby, Tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan, and Nick. In the ...

Introduction/Thesis Statement

Edith Wharton’s ‘The House of Mirth’ closely examines relationships, desire for personal autonomy and material success outside the boundaries or rules of the social world. In The House of Mirth, Lily Bart, the protagonist, seeking a luxurious life in the high society is torn between wealth and marriage and is willing to go the mile to achieve her goal. In The Great Gatsby, Daisy is also after money and luxury, and uses Gatsby to achieve her ambitious pursuit. On closer observation, one cannot but think that the novel, ‘The Great Gatsby,’ and ‘The House of Mirth,’ was written ...

History

Apparently, the 1920s gestured a melodramatic break between the historical and forthcoming America. Sensationally, it is referred as the Roaring Twenties. Why? Before WWI and the American civil, Americans were psychologically and customarily deep-rooted in the 19th century culture. It was a high time for people to transform and usher in a fresh era. Most vivid brands of that time are movie palaces, advanced automobiles, flappers and speakeasies dance halls. These fluctuations are accredited to the new wide-ranging awakening that was sweeping across the whole world predominantly due to growing literacies and the actual lessons learnt from WWI. This paper will critically ...

Dishonesty is one of the most challenging things that occur in relationships. It is so challenging that it brings out a sign of betrayal to the relationship, which happens especially when the relationship incorporates a man, and a woman who intend to marry in the near future or are already into marriage. Dishonesty and betrayal breaks relationships by cheating, lying, and manipulating. Relationships cannot be built on lies. Neither can it survive without trust and respect. Ideally, morals are among the most important elements of life according to the themes of the American dream. Engagement of this behavior fully discourages the art ...

2013 was the year that saw F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, “The Great Gatsby”, brought into cinema, for the second time. Whenever a great novel is adapted for the screen, many pedants will try to scrutinize the film to see if there is any nonconformity to the original. The book is often regarded and sacred as consequently; many films often fail to reach the pedestal set by the book. If the audience deems the film to be an effective adaption of the book, the movie will more often than not be successful. The Great Gatsby (2013) is the perfect ...

Ideally, the American dream has been present since the onset of American literature. The notion behind it is that the dreamer aspires to ascend from rags to riches while at the same time accumulating things such as happiness, love, wealth, high status and power on his way to the top. The American dream is generally based on the idea that any American can rise to both high social and economic levels that they dream of, provided that they put in the required efforts. Though the American dream has had variations all along different time periods, it is generally based ...

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When speaking about Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby first thing that needs to be mentioned - except for the captivating storyline - is the unique and beautiful writing style of F. Scott Fitzgerald. It’s felicitously marked in the article that “Using his extraordinary palette of words and language, he described the decade succeeding World War I. No other writer among his contemporaries possessed a more passionate sense of time and place”. F. Scott Fitzgerald is a recognized talent of his genre with very natural ability to reveal people’s characters. Among the personages of the novel there are ones ...

The American dream is an ideal, an aspiration that is embodied in the pursuit of happiness and self-satisfaction that has been the banner of the United States as personified in its philosophy of freedom. This ideology wants people to believe that everyone can achieve prosperity and success in the land of the free provided that one strives hard because there is very little barrier that would deter one from accomplishing their goals of a better life. Although the specificity of the American Dream varies and changes over time, the general concept remains the same—that anyone who works hard will ...

Great works of literature are usually attempted to be adapted to the movie screens, as they are a wonderful source for a captivating plot, and the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is not an exception. The novel is widely recognized as one of the best novels not only of its time, but also of the 20th century. No wonder that there are at least 5 known film adaptations of the work, but two of them, namely The Great Gatsby of 1974 shot by Jack Clayton and The Great Gatsby of 2013 by Baz Luhrmann are the ...

This paper is going to cover the analysis of the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and how the American dream is threatened nowadays. This paper expresses the point of view that the novel “The Great Gatsby” presents the American dream in pessimistic way. The novel was written in year 1925, and it describes how magnificent and magnetic is the dream about wealth and power in the society. The status means everything, and each American would be incredibly happy to reach this dream, to get his high position and status in the society, to show everyone that ...

Jay Gatsby, the protagonist of “The Great Gatsby” is the archetype and represents the tragic hero. This archetype is the one the audience sympathizes with and whose luck changes throughout the story from best to worst. In most cases the tragic hero dies and it happens because there is a flaw in his character. Jay Gatsby is fortunate at the beginning of the film when he meets Daisy and falls in love with her. However, his poverty prevents him from marrying her, so he goes away and returns as a wealthy man, but only to see the love of his life ...

On the surface, the novel The Great Gatsby tells of a desperate love that a man has for a woman. However, beneath the surface is a smorgasbord of sociological issues well intertwined and fused which characterized the corruption of what should have become an era of great opportunity to reach for the American dream. At a time when anyone, regardless of the social background, could become wealthy, people drenched themselves with the pleasure brought about by a new sense of materialism. What could have been a great love story, both sweet and passionate, ended up in a tragedy for a man who only yearned to be with the ...

Gatsby is distressed and worried at the fact that it’s impossible to win back the heart of Daisy. He is hit hard by disillusionment because of the strong attachment towards her former girlfriend. Gatsby is incapable of living in the present. He loves Daisy because of the emotions developed in the past and very obsessed of reconciling back with her. Because of the love, Gatsby reaches a point of purchasing a home that resided on the same lake with that of Daisy so that they could meet and talk again. At the present, Daisy had transformed afresh since human nature allows ...

Over the past 90 years the most incredible novel of Francis Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby” was filmed five times by different directors. The first movie came out in 1926 and the last screen version of the book was released last year. Hence, the whole world has had an opportunity to enjoy not only the significant novel of the great American author, but the five screening versions of the exciting story as well. The most famous screen adaptations were presented to the viewers in 1974 and in 2013. And if the old version the most vividly shows the tragic ...

Fitzgerald F. Scott is a renowned writer in the world literature. Scott’s works have contributed a lot to the development of literature in the global front. One of his remarkable piece of work is the novel entitled “The Great Gatsby”. First created in 1925, “The Great Gatsby” was republished several times in different languages to suit the needs of the audience. The book’s city of publication is New York in the United States. Fitzgerald Scott himself was an aspired American who was concerned by the civilization activities of the time (Fitzgerald & Bruccol 26). America was the place for racism ...

1. What is Civil Disobedience? How did Thoreau utilize this process? What was he protesting against? What is his critique of American society? How was his idea practiced in other movements? Henry David Thoreau asserts that people should not allow the government to atrophy and overrule their conscience. The government has to govern the least. In fact, a government that does not govern at all tend to be the best (Thoreau 99). Civil disobedience refers to nonviolent resistance and the need to prioritize personal conscience over what is dictated by law. In most cases, civil disobedience entails active and ...

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The 1925 novel is neatly crafted with an exceptional understanding of social stratification. Fitzgerald’s evocative work offers a brilliant glance of the American life in the 1920s. Although a variety of themes, such as greed, justice, power, and betrayal are brought out, social stratification theme is well developed in this novel. Fitzgerald begins the novel by creating distinct groups to differentiate social classes (Yardley par.4). The novel concerns a young millionaire whose life revolves around his desire. Gatsby’s motive was to reunite with his former love, Daisy Buchanan, but his ...

Money is power; money is the key to happiness. This seems to be the phrase most individuals live by in today’s society. Unfortunately too many individuals believe money is the path to happiness. Although money is considered an important factor in the success of individuals, money is not worth sacrificing quality of life. In today’s society, it would seem too many individuals are obsessed with money, and they have forgotten how to enjoy life. The fact is money and wealth are not comparable to the importance of being happy and the quality of life. The concern ...

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THE GREAT GATSBY ENDING If you could change the ending of the Great Gatsby, what would you write and why? (Stay focused and select what you want to discuss carefully.) The Great Gatsby is an American based novel that was written in the year nineteen twenty five by Fitzgerald F. Scott. The Novel primarily focuses on a very young and wealthy boy known as Jay Gatsby. Major themes handled include the theme of change, resistance, idealism and social encounter. The novel is without doubt a seminal piece of literature and I always find myself reading it over and ...

Plot Summary

The Great Gatsby is a book that focuses and tries to give the events of a fictional town and characters. The plot is focused on Nick a former graduate scholar and a war veteran who is the narrator of the story that the novel aims at putting across. Nick takes up employment as a salesperson in the City of New York, where he settles and takes up residence in long island near the exclusive mansion of the rich mysterious jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is known in the town due to the exclusive and huge parties that he holds in his residence. During Nick’s ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ is a fictional novel which surrounds characters who lived in West Egg town in the year 1922. The plot of the novel concentrates on the mysterious Gatsby, a young millionaire who was obsessed and had passion for Daisy Buchanan. The novel gives an account of the immorality and moral decay in the society during the time as most often characters used have extra-marital affairs. Although the novel is set in a simple manner, it addresses deeper issues in the society, contrary to its face value. Most analysts have concluded that this novel addresses the American ...

Jay Gatsby is the protagonist of the novel The Great Gatsby. He is a very wealthy man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. As narrated by Nick Carraway, Gatsby is famous for the lavish parties he throws on Saturdays but no one really knew where he came from, what he did or how he got his wealth. As the novel progresses, we soon learn that he was born James Gatz in North Dakota. He acquired his wealth through the sheer determination and also through criminal activity, as he vowed to do anything to win Daisy. Tony Buchanan, on the ...

The American Dream is the idea that anyone can fulfill their goals and dreams if they work hard enough. It is rooted in American ideals set out in the Declaration of Independence, and usually focuses on upward social mobility and materialistic success. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set in the summer of 1922, which is the beginning of the “Roaring Twenties” or the “Jazz Age”; and a golden age of American materialistic success. The stock market was booming, illegal alcohol was flowing and societal norms had relaxed after the horrors or World War I. (Saunders 343-358). In ...

The Great Gatsby is an American based novel that was written in the year nineteen twenty y five by Fitzgerald F. Scott. The Novel primarily focuses on a very young and rich boy known as Jay Gatsby. Major themes handled include the theme of change and resistance, idealism and social encounter. The novel is with no doubt a good piece of art and I always find myself reading it over and over. The novel's ending is indeed a very fabulous one and captures the attention of its reader. Here is how the novel ends: "And as I sat there brooding on ...

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American writer best known for his novels and short stories that describe the so-called American "Jazz Age" of the 1920s ("F. Scott Fitzgerald" 1). He is the author of the novels The Great Gatsby, Tender Is the Night, The Last Tycoon. He is one of the greatest US prose writers of the XX century ("F. Scott Fitzgerald" 1). In the minds of contemporaries F. Scott Fitzgerald was and remains not only a writer, but a living legend, the embodiment of the spirit of the time. In the 1920s he became the idol of ...

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The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and was published in the year 1925 is possibly the most significant work of fiction of the decade and it is considered to be an account of the self-absorption of the affluent class in the 1920s. The Great Gatsby had been praised as an imaginative and material success for the young author of the book, F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book was well thought-out to be an immensely mature and creatively masterful management of Fitzgerald's themes than his previously published fiction. The idea of the American Dream is presented in an ...

“The Great Gatsby” is a 1925 novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Though the novel focuses on Jay Gatsby predominantly, Nick Carraway the novels’ narrator has a considerable role to play. As the novel advances, Nick gradually transforms to become the most interesting character and a major player. He changes overwhelmingly during the course of the novel a fact that makes the novel even much more interesting (Lee 40). Nick Carraway being the narrator of the novel plays a very imperative role owing the fact that the events are narrated from his perspective. Considering that the narration incorporated in this novel for the ...

Written by Fitzgerald, F. Scott, the first publishing of “The Great Gatsby” took place in 1925. Thus, finding a basis in the original publish of the novel, it is safe to argue that the narration attempts to capture the changes in the United States as of 1925. During the 1900s, the United States was witness to transformations in the political, monetary and public ideologies of its people. Fitzgerald’s work presents characters from different backgrounds and different scenarios that question the peoples’ characteristics, values, and principles. Consequently, while communicating his views of America, readers observe an analysis of morality in ...

The Roaring Twenties refers to the period after the First World War between 1920 to 1929. The main characteristics of this period were economic developments such as growth of the consumer society as well as cultural developments among African American and women. After an initial recession due to the effects of World War 1, American industries modernized, there was massive electrification, and the industrial sector expanded greatly. Unemployment declined to 3% and between 1922 and 1929, the Gross National Product (GNP) grew by 43%. Consumer incomes grew rapidly and fueled consumption. Manufacturers of new products such as radios, ...

The overall expositional context of the Great Gatsby concerns a societal conflict between new wealth and the established hierarchy of wealth. However, from the standpoint of the protagonist’s perspective, there is a theme more central than the societal context of the story. This story is a love story about a self-made man who earned his wealth as means to the end of getting the girl. This is the most enduring and universal story in the book. Like a good storyteller, F. Scot Fitzgerald uses symbolism, metaphor, imagery and diction to convey this central message. As this theme is a timeless one, it is one ...

The novel The Great Gatsby was written by F. S. Fitzgerald in 1925. It continued the Dreiser’s theme of the American tragedy. The events took place in the Jazz age. Imagine a country at the height of its economic growth. The world is ruled by money, luxury, prosperity, and well-being. The twenties were the happiest time in the United States. Nobody could even imagine the Great Depression. At the street musicians started to play improvised jazz, which displaced the old classical styles in music. It was the golden age in the American literature that gave us the works of ...

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Introduction

The film The Great Gatsby is based on the fictional novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, who was one of the major writers of “The Jazz Age” and the roaring twenties. It is set in the 1920’s, a time of economic success and new cultural styles. The novel is considered one of the greatest American novels ever written and has been made into a movie four times. The most recent version, made in 2011, was shot in 3D, with a running time of 143 minutes.

Summary

The main character is Jay Gatsby, a mysterious and wealthy man who lives in a Mansion. He ...

American literature knows many authors who had a tragic destiny, who quit early and did not implement what their gift engaged for. Amid an American life, these authors were perishing from loneliness and alcoholism. They stayed with no help and without a word of participation, as if they were in an abandoned desert. Every event like this repeatedly calls the attention of intellectual people all over the world to vice of American capitalistic culture and American lifestyle, which is extremely indifferent to people’s destinies. In the period of time “amid two wars”, there was the most evident drama – the tragic ...

American History

American History

Introduction

Roaring Twenties is the era of the 1920’s in North America, London, Berlin and Paris. The title describes cultural and social life of the period. It begins with the return to civilian life after the destructive war in Europe. The 1920’s have radically changed the fashion and dressing style. New styles, like jazz and art deco, were also invented in the 1920’s. Broadcasting became widespread, cinema and entertainment turned into a popular type of leisure and a separate art form. Historically, the 1920’s were the era of the final victory of the values of ...

The Great Gatsby was one of the most awaited book adaptations in recent years. Film is based on the book by Francis Scott Fitzgerald of the same name. Despite the fact that the film received very controversial reviews, it is definitely a very high quality work. Plot, decorations, actors’ play, music are simply magnificent. The film tells us about Nick Carraway, a graduate of Yale University, who stays in the resort, where he is being treated from alcoholism. He tells about a man named Gatsby, whose fate brought him to New York. It is difficult for Nick to talk about it, ...

There are various features that describe the flappers form the 1920’s. Before the Roaring Twenties, women were wearing long dresses that covered their legs and arms. Women also had long hair, and women were not allowed to vote or go against the conventional behaviors in society. When the 1920’s came, things changed tremendously. In fact, the 19th Amendments that was passed in the 1920 marked the beginning of these changes. The 19th Amendments gave women the right to vote. It was during this moment that most women began to attend schools and college education. During the ...

The novel “The Great Gatsby” by F.S. Fitzgerald is a story about American dream, a vivid picture of Jazz Era in America. The author reveals all sides of life and layers of society in late 20s. The novel opens a lot of topics for discussion and the theme of race is among the key ones. “The Great Gatsby” consists of direct and indirect indication on racial prejudice. Tom Buchanan feels absolutely free to comment on his attitude towards racial distinction. He believes that the power to rule, manage and control belongs to those who are rich and historically responsible. Tom claims ...