The Great Gatsby Movie Vs Book Essay
The GREAT Gastby by F. Scott Fitzgerald pages 172. I choose to read this book because I’ve heard a lot of great things about the author F. Scott Fitzgerald. His style of writing seems to intrigue and catch the audience attention. I’ve seen the movie that was created of this story but I want to read the book to see how it all started. What parts were left off in the movie that maybe I didn’t know. What sense was highlighted the most from the book and interoperated In the movie. I want to compare the similarity and the difference between the book and the movie. The 1920’s was a very interesting year. My goal is to get more informed on what it was like living during that time period. What was the surrounding like. What was the typical average
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Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in ST Paul Minnesota. He was a handsome, bright ambitious boy. He attended the ST. Paul Academy and was only thirteen when his first written piece appeared printed in the school news paper. In 1911 his parents decided to send him to Newman School. Which was a prestigious Catholic School in New Jersey. It was there where he met Father Sigarney Fay. Who notices his remarkable talent and encourage him to pursue his ambition to literacy. Fitzgerald first novel written was “ The romantic egotist.” Although it was rejected by the viewers and publishers they still encouraged him to keep submitting his writing in the near future. The audience saw his originality to be refreshing. Fast forward to his first novel that was ever published in 1920 “ The side of paradise. ” This novel turned Fitzgerald into one of the country’s promising writers. This all happened over night with the positive feedback he got from his novel. He later moved to France to spark new creativity. It was only then in Valescure where he created one his greatest novel “ The great Gatsby.” The Great Gatsby was published in 1925. Although the book was well received by the audience, it was only after his death were they determined the book was a good representation of the roaring twenties, and labeled as the greatest American novels ever
Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in ST Paul Minnesota. He was a handsome, bright ambitious boy. He attended the ST. Paul Academy and was only thirteen when his first written piece appeared printed in the school news paper. In 1911 his parents decided to send him to Newman School. Which was a prestigious Catholic School in New Jersey. It was there where he met Father Sigarney Fay. Who notices his remarkable talent and encourage him to pursue his ambition to literacy. Fitzgerald first novel written was “ The romantic egotist.” Although it was rejected by the viewers and publishers they still encouraged him to keep submitting his writing in the near future. The audience saw his originality to be refreshing. Fast forward to his first novel that was ever published in 1920 “ The side of paradise. ” This novel turned Fitzgerald into one of the country’s promising writers. This all happened over night with the positive feedback he got from his novel. He later moved to France to spark new creativity. It was only then in Valescure where he created one his greatest novel “ The great Gatsby.” The Great Gatsby was published in 1925. Although the book was well received by the audience, it was only after his death were they determined the book was a good representation of the roaring twenties, and labeled as the greatest American novels ever