Essays on Scott Fitzgerald

In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The author conveys that morality is something of little importance to many people especially when it comes to obtaining status and wealth. Morality is a reoccurring issue in the Great Gatsby. The characters display many behaviors and…

Some people say, would you rather live wealthy but alone, or live at mediocre quality, but surrounded by family and love? Think about this. Most will say they want to be surrounded by love, showing that money cannot buy happiness. Similarly, in “The Diamond as…

Money, alcohol and power are aspects of the American Dream in the 1920’s, The Great Gatsby a fictional novel by, F. Scott Fitzgerald and the film by Baz Luhrmann depict, what life is like having all three. The novel and movie take place in New…

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, an classic American novel about a young man in the pursuit of love during the 1920’s or “Roaring 20s” in New York City. This novel is nominated as one of America’s most iconic stories. Many film adaptations…

For The Great Gatsby, written in 1925 by F. Scott Fitzgerald and adapted in 2013 for the screen by Baz Luhrmann, fidelity and medium specificity play an important role. Thus, within this example, it can be seen that, by breaking from thematic fidelity and focusing…

In History, we learn The Great Depression followed the stock market crash of 1929 and the main topic was the impact of such a huge financial blow. In the short story, Babylon Revisited, F. Scott Fitzgerald does an amazing job showing us how the past…

In today’s society, many people try so hard to be perfect, but one must realize that mistakes are simply a natural part of life. F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of Babylon Revisited, tells a short narrative about Charlie Wales, a man who has made many mistakes…

The two shorts stories, Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O’Connor and Babylon Revisited by F. Scott Fitzgerald both integrate the element of fiction and history to portray the various themes and messages in the story. Fiction means things that are not factual or…

Introduction In 1925 American author F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the story of The Great Gatsby. It follows a variety of characters living on Long Island in the fictional town of West Egg, the summer of 1922. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway, a Yale…

As described in the novels, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean, both have major characters facing internal conflict throughout the novel. Even though the main characters might be born different than…