... had with a French aviator ("Hitchcock, Thomas Jr."" 426). Jordan Baker is the influence of Edith Cummings, one of Ginevra King's friends throughout her school years while going out with Fitzgerald (H, Nicole 1). Like Jordan, Edith was a professional golfer, winning the 1923 USGA Woman's Championship ("The official site of the 100th Woman's Armature Championship 1). Meyer Wolfsheim has been influenced ... by Arnold Rothstein a famous gambler in business with Fitzgerald's neighbor (H, Nicole 1). "Wolfsheim is a memorable figure, and his very sentiment' creates a kind of absurd horror like...

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... utterly for my own amusement. I was in a mood characterized by a perfect craving for luxury..."(Pace "A Diamond as Big as the Ritz...") Fitzgerald's life started down hill with his bitterness and his undeveloped sight of right and wrong. He urbanized a bad sense of morality and was full ... the American Dream - the joys of young love, wealth and success, and the tragedies associated with excess and failure"(Pace, "Fitzgerald"s Life"). In Fitzgerald's works he introduced how corrupt and disillusioned the young people of the roaring twenties were. He also gave great understanding of the .....

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... to be unattainable. As it turns out, Gatsby's excessive extravagance and love of money, mixed with his obsession for a woman's love, is actually the autobiographical portrayal of Fitzgerald. While attending Princeton University, Fitzgerald struggled immensely with his grades and spent most of his time catering to his "social" needs. He became quite involved with the Princeton Triangle Club, an undergraduate club ... which wrote and produced a lively musical comedy each fall, and performed it during the Christmas vacation in a dozen major cities across the country. Fitzgerald was also el...

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... Side of Paradise. He resubmitted the novel to Charles Scribner's and Sons and it was published a year later on March the 26th, 1920. Fitzgerald was made famous and rich almost over night and a week after This Side of Paradise was released to the public he married Zelda Sayre. At ... Zelda's letters in his novels. Zelda enjoyed the wealthy upper class lifestyle in which she lived with her husband and this is reflected by Fitzgerald particularly in the characters of Daisy Fay Buchanan and and Nicole Diver. Zelda's personality traits are mirrored by the character of Daisy Fay Buchanan ......

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... Tom Buchanan, William Mitchell also went to Yale (Lehan "Careless People- 70). "Jordan's going to play in the tournament tomorrow,"" explained Daisy, "over at Westchester."" "Oh, - you're Jordan Baker- (Fitzgerald 23). This quote from the novel describes Nick's first meeting with Jordan. Jordan plays golf, as does Edith Cummings, an affluent friend of Ginevra's whom Jordan Baker is based on ... . Bruccoli writes, "This name [Jordan Baker] combines two automobile makes: the sporty Jordan and the conservative Baker electric. Fitzgerald informed Maxwell Perkins that Jordan Baker won the 192...

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... the characters Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway and even Tom Buchanan, we see the dueling parts of Fitzgerald's personality. We learn of the many similarities between F. Scott Fitzgerald and his main character, Jay Gatsby. Gatsby and Fitzgerald are alike by both being self-made men who have achieved financial success. Similarly, they both ... achieved their financial success for the love of a woman. Gatsby felt that he needed wealth to win the hand of Daisy. For Fitzgerald it was a woman by the name of Generva King, an old girlfriend who concluded their relationship when she realized she could ...

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... so he made Gatsby a war hero in the novel. Gatsby worked on Dan Cody's yacht after Daisy married Tom. This parallels Fitzgerald working on a boat when Zelda broke off their engagement. Fitzgerald might have used his parents as an inspiration for Dan Cody. They helped him be a part of the upper class by sending him ... words into the novel. She said that she hoped her baby would be a beautiful little fool, and he made Daisy say this in the Novel. Fitzgerald could understand what these characters' emotions would be and how they would act in the situations he put them in better because he b...

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... between the two great wars (Magill 1032). After writing the Great Gatsby he became known as the " chronicler of the Jazz Age" (Eble 95). Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24 1896. On his father, Edward's, side of the family his second cousin was Francis Scott ... the family they inherited a million dollar grocery chain from his grandfather. This inheritance money made up for his father's inability to hold a job. Fitzgerald lived a pampered childhood mainly because two of his younger sisters had died at birth. His mom also loved showing off her good-looking son, so...

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... the most prominent are the automobile, representing wealth; the color white, representing Daisy's purity and innocence; and the seasonal change from Summer to Fall, representing Gatsby's death. From chapter one, Fitzgerald relies on the color white to characterize Daisy as an innocent and pure character. In this chapter, Daisy is wearing a white dress, and correspondingly, she behaves innocently as well. Nick ... became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city, between nine in the morning and long past midnight" (43). Near the end of the novel, when Daisy hits Myrtle, Fitzgerald...

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... its publication. In fact, "the historical context is so closely linked in the story it's been called one of the most penetrating descriptions of American life in the 1920's" (Bruccoli). Fitzgerald achieves this "penetrating" view on life in the 20's through the individuals represented in The Great Gatsby. The economic, political, and social realities of the 1920's are represented in the ... . Gevaert adds that the automobile became a symbol of glamour and wealth, and profits were made, both legally and illegally. The rapidity of this post-World War I era is captured in Fitzgerald's Gatsb...

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... the most popular works in American literature, even though it was a critical and commercial failure at first. The novel received acclaim and popularity only after Fitzgerald's death and is now considered a literary classic. It explores the themes of social decay, materialism, and idealism, and portrays the Roaring Twenties. This ... of events that occur since the beginning of Gatsby's and Daisy's relationship, with some of them affecting even his life. During the writing process Fitzgerald was inspired by his own life and some of his own characteristics can be found in the two male lead...

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... play a big role in how a piece of work turns out. One great example of this is in American author Francis Scott Fitzgerald's literary works. Fitzgerald uses this form of writing in his novel, The Great Gatsby. The writings and characters of The Great Gatsby, arguable an American literature ... important too because wealth alone makes it possible for a man actually to live the life the imagination conceives" (Mizener 77). This statement about Fitzgerald mirrors the statement about Gatsby's importance of wealth "he overwhelmingly aware of the youth and mystery that wealth imprisons." (Blo...

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... there are innate deficiencies in people in which East is unsuitable or unobtainable; in other words, there are inherent deficiencies or flaws in which the American Dream is unobtainable. Thus Fitzgerald once again shows us that the American Dream does not function. The inherent flaws of the American Dream accompanies aristocratic conservatism, impediment, and corruption and the Dream pursuers' own ... a difference between the poor and the rich, there's also differences within the poor. This strict stratification contradicts the ideals of unlimited vertical mobility stated in the America...

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... has qualities, which are the complete opposite of those of Tom Buchanan, his cousin-in-law. In the novel, the author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, uses the comparison between two cousins to show how their differing characteristics reflect the themes of morality and reality versus illusion. One of Nick's ... main characters in The Great Gatsby all have very different personalities. Despite this however, all of the characters are affected by money, and Fitzgerald uses this fact to influence the response of the reader. Some characters, like Gatsby and Tom Buchanan, have money, and are very expressiv...

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... and claim for themselves a piece of what they considered to be the "American Dream", they inevitably got lost in the process, and Fitzgerald created several poignant and distinct characters in The Great Gatsby who epitomized the era and his beliefs in how the era affected people. On ... would go crazy living the life that Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker seem to live. In another way, perhaps Daisy's feelings toward her daughter mirrored Fitzgerald's feelings for his wife Zelda. During the Buchanan's dinner party, Nick noticed that: "[s]ometimes she [Daisy] and Miss Baker talked at once, .....

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... is seen throughout the novel has important an important symbolic position in the plot. What symbolic meaning does the "green light" have in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby? Fitzgerald uses the "green light" to symbolize Gatsby's quest for Daisy. The "green light" is first seen at Gatsby's introduction to the ... Daisy's relationship emerge. It becomes clear when Gatsby visits the Buchanan's home that the "green light" symbolizes Daisy. Gatsby visits the Buchanan's home. Fitzgerald shows the connection between the "green light" and Daisy when Gatsby, at the Buchanan's waterfront, says, "I'm ...

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... a novelist and short story writer who wrote mainly of the jazz age. While considered among the best American authors today, F. Scott Fitzgerald was not highly regarded during his life. Fitzgerald was overwhelmed by a miserable marriage, drunkenness, and ruthless critiques. "Fitzgerald's life is a tragic example of both sides of the American Dream - the joys of young love, wealth and success, and the tragedies associated ... lack of education, and his adoration of the rich. He should have been a spaniel." The Great Gatsby was not a sensational seller, even though it received critical acc...

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... revolves around Daisy; he even "revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes." (Fitzgerald 97) Gatsby has built his fortune through some mysterious business practice. He knows Daisy loves money, wealth, and prestige, and he believes ... got a man in England who buys me clothes. He sends over a selection of things at the beginning of each season, spring and fall." (Fitzgerald 97) Again, Daisy doesn't disappoint: "'They're such beautiful shirts,' she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. 'It makes me sad ... the formal inte...

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... Gatsby her marriage to Tom after he left for the war. How "could [Ginevra (Daisy)] have been interested in a nobody like Scott Fitzgerald [Gatsby],"" (Meyers 29). Fitzgerald did not get the top girl but he kept on dreaming. Dreaming of the ideal Daisy, Gatsby was unable to see the true reality that ... of all of his affection and praise as "he's read a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy's name- (Fitzgerald 84) Gatsby's reunion with Daisy is short of what he suspected as she has changed dramatically from the sweet innocent girl of what he still dreams...

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... people,' James Gatz was always ambitious." He left his family at the earliest opportunity and invented a new history and persona for himself," ("Fitzgerald" 37). Although Gatsby belongs to the high society, he never quite fits in. He always feels somewhat like an outsider even though he hosts ... His vast riches will never lift him into their social milieu. There is no room for Gatsby's sentimentality in the sophisticated cynical world" ("Fitzgerald" 38). He will never be an "equal" because his money was earned rather than inherited, he knows the value of a dollar and ... scandal that de...

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... St. Paul, Minnesota to ordinary parents. When he was only thirteen, his first work was published in the St. Paul Academy newspaper. Fitzgerald went on to write scripts and lyrics for the Princeton Triangle Club's musicals and contributed to the Tiger Humor and the Nassau Literary Magazines while ... he became an alcoholic and was characterized as an irresponsible writer. This was the basis for the family's move to France in 1924, where Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby. Although it was not completely successful immediately, it is now accepted universally as a superb piece of literature w...

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... as, "the land of opportunity." The novel was published in 1925, which was in the bridge between World War I and the Great Depression. Fitzgerald displayed the attitudes and actions of people during the times of the "Roaring Twenties." During this time, there was sort of a reckless abandon taken ... suicide, but continues to claim innocence because he has never known guilt nor shame as a member of the established elite of society. Through Nick, Fitzgerald pinpoints the effect of the modern dream on the upper class, thus condemning an entire people and its revered society: "It couldn't forg...

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... care, celebrate every weekend by getting drunk and overall just live a reckless lifestyle. The way these people live is represented in the novel by Fitzgerald, who emphasizes the life of Nick Carrway, a single stockbroker living in New York, and shows us the world of the rich through his point ... creates elements of satire within the narrative by using sarcasm, humor and irony. The use of sarcasm plays a big part in the novel when Fitzgerald presents sarcasm to display humor. "Sarcasm" is defined as the use of irony to mock or convey contempt (dictionary.com). The Great ... possessed a...

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... fortune "(Brannon 566) with factors like these behind someone they must have been exceptionally great compared to the writers he was in competition with. F Scott Fitzgerald was ready for something new in his life, he got a new wife, he wanted new adventures, so he ventured into other avenues in his ... of the American Dream. Gatsby embodies the ideas of self-made wealth and the ability to make something of yourself despite your backgrounds and upbringing. Fitzgerald's book shows the corruptness of the American Dream in Gatsby's era of the 1920's with gambling, bootlegging, and various ot...

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... during the war." All of these lead the reader to believe Gatsby is involved in criminal activities. The full details are always kept hidden however as Fitzgerald doesn't wish us to know them. If we did, our viewpoint on Gatsby would be very different and if that happened we"d be reading a ... different novel. The "anti-hero" is a more modern device portrayed in films and comic books. Fitzgerald refrains from turning Gatsby into this as we are meant to see a hero with faults not a villain with morals. From Nick's viewpoint and therefore from ... his judgemental stance that personifies h...

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