“Babylon Revisited” F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ author of “Babylon Revisited” (1931)‚ is regarded by many as “the spokesman of the post—World War I ‘jazz age’ generation” CITATION rob \p 365 \l 1033 (DiYanni 365). Of his many short stories‚ several embodied a loosely based self-reflection of his own personal life experiences leading up to the Stock Market crash of 1929 and the depression that followed CITATION Lin \l 1033 (Goldberg). In “Babylon Revisited‚” he writes a sentimental short story highlighting
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F. Scott Fitzgerald. The swimmers. F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s. He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise‚ The Beautiful and Damned‚ The Great Gatsby—his most famous—and Tender Is the Night. His style is very interesting. All his short stories has a construction of novels. “The swimmers”
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After reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ three particular themes stood out to me significantly; one’s wonder‚ unfulfilled dreams‚ and a journey revisiting the past. In my painting‚ I have depicted Nick’s curiosity of Gatsby in a dream. This dream demonstrates what Gatsby’s perspective was through Nick’s eyes. Earlier in the book‚ Gatsby fell in love before the war with social butterfly‚ Daisy. However‚ upon returning from the war‚ he discovers that Daisy is married. Gatsby finds himself
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Revisited" Context ’’Babylon Revisited’’ is widely considered to be the apex of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short stories‚ of which there are more than a hundred. Like many of his works‚ ’’Babylon Revisited’’ was loosely based on Fitzgerald’s own life. Fitzgerald was born on September 24‚ 1896 in Saint Paul Minnesota. He was named Francis Scott Key‚ after a distant relative‚ and the writer of the American national anthem. Fitzgerald spent his childhood years in the United States—Buffalo‚ New York‚ Saint Paul
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already have attained. The American author F. Scott Fitzgerald has had an unprecedented impact on America. His novels contain recurring themes that establish the facets of modern American society with which he avidly disagrees. His characters Jay Gatsby and Armory Blaine both portray men in American society who have through various ways acquired wealth‚ but their wealth has not brought them happiness‚ which is what they had truly longed for. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novels‚ The Great Gatsby‚ and
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Literature of F. Scott Fitzgerald By Jillian Thompson May 16‚ 2012. English newspaper‚ The Guardian‚ once asked Jonathan Franzen‚ the Pulitzer Prize nominated author of The Corrections‚ to contribute what he believed were the greatest rules to abide by for aspiring fiction writers. His response was “Fiction that isn’t an author’s personal adventure into the frightening or the unknown isn’t worth writing for anything but money” (Franzen). The novels of Francis Scott Fitzgerald suggest that
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The extraordinary novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ tells the story of Jay Gatsby‚ a wealthy young man. Known for his mysterious past and inconceivable amount of money‚ Gatsby is able to host several extravagant parties in his gothic mansion. Many characters in the novel represent each aspect of the Roaring Twenties. Introducing many characters who all seem to cause conflict with each other‚ the main character Fitzgerald sets the entire book over is Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is first
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Comparison of Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald are two widely known American authors who wrote great novels‚ but differ in many ways. They both wrote stories on life journeys‚ however; Twain used pre-adolescent characters to show how an individual should behave in society. Whereas‚ Fitzgerald uses adult characters to show how an individual is harmed by society. Mark Twain’s characters have many dreams in all Twain’s stories. On the other hand
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authors and literature. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote several novels and short stories that reflect the developing ideas during the Roaring Twenties. Within one of his most famous novels‚ This Side of Paradise‚ he reflects upon his
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Generation. They included E.E. Cummings‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ John Dos Passos‚ and Sherwood Anderson. E.E. Cummings was a poet who brought fresh ideas to his work. He used no capitalization and did not follow the usual way of presenting verse on a page. Ernest Hemingway used a direct‚ taut style in his novels. His first book‚ The Sun Also Rises‚ talks about the rootless feelings of many young people after the war. F. Scott Fitzgerald was the leading writing of the Jazz Age. His novel
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