Through the writing of Fitzgerald, in his short stories, we see a consistent theme of the character developing through disappointment which always directly relates to the character’s past life. Fitzgerald’s, “Babylon Revisited,” portrays this theme through the main character Charlie. Charlie is brought into the…
We should be reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited”. It’s a story about a man struggling with his past and having to face the consequences of his mistakes. It touches upon the transition between two important periods in American history, that being the transition between…
Since all writers and artists are heavily influenced by the society around them, different eras in history have different literary periods; Modernism is one of those periods. “Modernism is defined as extending from 1880 to 1945, giving “priority to the prewar years” or “postwar years”…
Winter Dreams, a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, describes the story of a covetous man named Dexter Green. Basically, when he was a young boy at the age of just fourteen years old, he came across a lovely girl, Judy Jones. This encounter…
The 1920’s was a decade full of lavish spending, bootlegging, and the want to fulfill the American Dream. On top of this, the people of America were high off of the renewed patriotism in the recent win of what was thought to be the war…
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Symbols are used throughout literature to imply many things to the reader, whether that be to convey ideas, develop characters, establish atmosphere, etc. In both works which we have studied in class, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and The Crucible, by Arthur Miller,…
“The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard—it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more…
Color is everywhere, on everything, and is vital to how people interpret and view the world. Colors catch one’s attention and shape the appearance of the objects they represent. For many years, writers have been using colors symbolically to strengthen their novel’s plot and theme….
Often, a physical object in a piece of literature may seem ordinary, but when examined in depth, the significance of that object may reveal a deeper meaning. When symbolism is used effectively, important themes are communicated to the audience. Especially when symbols are associated with…
America. Seen as a land of endless opportunity and liberty, Oxford dictionary defines the American dream as “the ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved.” In the public consciousness, this phrase has…