parallel to Fitzgerald life. For example‚ Daisy‚ the women Jay Gatsby has been basing his whole life on‚ is similar to Zelda Sayre‚ who would not marry Fitzgerald at first because of his lack of success. Gatsby and Fitzgerald both met vital women to their lives at dances‚ and both while they were stationed at camps in the army. Gatsby met Daisy at Camp Taylor in Illinois‚ where they danced and fell in love. However‚ after Gatsby went off to war‚ they never got back together again. Fitzgerald met his
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald. In his life he experienced poverty‚ love‚ alcoholism‚ marriage‚ and economic loss. The story of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his greatest stories revealing his life is what the 1920s give us. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul‚ Minnesota into an Irish-Catholic family. His father‚ Edward Fitzgerald‚ was the owner of a furniture business in St. Paul. He soon then lost the job and tried working as a salesman for Proctor and Gamble. This new job had the Fitzgeralds moving
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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24‚ 1896 – December 21‚ 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories‚ whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age‚ a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.[1] 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. A fifth
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Winter Dreams”‚ the main female character‚ Judy Jones‚ is a conflicting character due to her personal attributes. Her beauty and charm countered by her cold affection. Her personality contradicting her need to be treated highly. The way she is violent despite her innocent charm. She is believed to be innocent‚ but deep down she is empty. Judy’s beauty‚ which is noticed by many‚ is contrasted by her cold affection‚ and the way she manipulates people. Shown by
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write many different forms of literature. American author F. Scott Fitzgerald is recognized for his ability to incorporate personal experiences and struggles into the influential
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"The American Dream is the dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement." The American Dream‚ although different for every American‚ is a personal paradise‚ to which all aspire. It promises prosperity and self-fulfillment as well as rewards for hard work and self-reliance. In "Winter Dreams‚" a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the protagonist Dexter Green strives to obtain his dream in gaining the
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had just ended and it was a time of recession. After the war‚ everyone wanted to be rich and famous‚ but nobody wanted to work for it. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby was a story that told everyone what it was like during a time where the American Dream was everyone’s goal. The characters in The Great Gatsby all believed they were living the American Dream because they were extremely rich and very popular. Some characters like Tom Buchanan believed he could do anything he wanted to because
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several examples in the story Winter Dreams that reflects on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life. According to biography.com‚ a website with biographies on famous people’s lives‚ Fitzgerald grew up in Minnesota‚ and during the beginning of Dexter Green’s life‚ he lived in Minnesota. “In the fall when the days became crisp and gray‚ the long Minnesota winter shut down like the white lid of a box‚ Dexter’s skis moved over the snow that hid the fairways of the golf course” (Fitzgerald). This quote is an example
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a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald challenges the perception of the American Dream. In “The Great Gatsby”‚ it explicates both the positive and negatives ideas of the American Dream that has been placed within society. This Dream can be described as a tradition held up by society that includes the opportunity for success and prosperity as well as riches. One of the main characters; Jay Gatsby‚ is living that dream. Within the story‚ the reader reads how the American Dream is an idea of failure
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ depicts the roaring1920’s and how society functions under the influence of the American Dream. American society during this period was determined to improve the quality of life in the country and the individual. In “The Great Gatsby”‚ the American Dream is hidden behind a mirage of things including corruption‚ beauty‚ greed‚ and‚ most of all‚ lies. All these factors gave many people a sense of false entitlement in an era when economic and social status were
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