... narrates in both first and third person, just talking about what he observes. Nick gives his own interpretations of the story's meaning. Fitzgerald uses literary devices such as motifs and symbols. The motifs are used in geography as well as in the weather. Throughout the novel, places and settings symbolize ... that what the resolution meant is that the American dream doesn't always go the right way. I like this book because it has numerous of great themes. Some themes are the decline of the American dream, the spirit of the 1920s, the difference between social classes, the role of symb...

• Word Count: 1619
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... 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 attending Princeton University. But, because he found writing more interesting than studying, he was placed on academic probation and was unlikely to graduate. Knowing his options, he decided ... and his way of life and East Egg is those duplicitous people of the "roaring twenties." Almost every successful piece of literature has themes and lessons that the author hopes the reader...

• Word Count: 1839
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... life and traditional values are both futile and useless. It focuses on the more grim side of life and the futility of the human condition. Such themes can be seen in some of the most notable literary works of the twentieth century. Although never claiming to be nihilists, such writers as F. Scott Fitzgerald, J.D. Salinger, John Steinbeck, and poet T.S. Eliot infused elements of ... ...

• Word Count: 1461
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

For a character in a story or a novel itself, to become a literary classic, it must first encompass within itself a theme, an idea that transpires and transcends through the ages, never wilting or loosing stature as time flies by. Kennedy had diplomacy, Martin ... "a fervent believer in the gospel of self-improvement,"" he decided what he wanted to become and orchestrated his rise (Cohen). This spirit of self-invention is one of the core themes in the American dream, and it is Gatsby's willingness to pursue his goal, by whatever means necessary, that ultimately saves him "the reason why Nick...

• Word Count: 1599
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate