... the plot, in a technical way, The Beautiful and Damned is orderly and easy to understand. The material is divided into three books, each with three chapters. Fitzgerald sticks to prose narrative and dialogue for the most part, and he keeps a consistent tone and point of view throughout the novel. Fitzgerald tells a wonderful story and in this novel, the story is quite easy ... fortune. He is ruined, however, by having barely sufficient income so that he does not have to work, but not quite enough to maintain his luxurious way of life. As part of his decline, Anthony courts and marries t...

• Word Count: 2828
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... persist in their attempts to construct a Catholic cathedral in the wilderness, these characters exhibit a relationship with the land and the people that is both powerful and moving, due in most part to Cather's detailed descriptions and explicit imagery. An example of her beautifully expressed descriptiveness is seen here: "After early Mass the next morning Father Lour and his guide rode off ... has the unique ability to illustrate complex scenery, demonstrate depths of emotion, and almost set words to music as she describes the failures and triumphs of her main characters. Individual c...

• Word Count: 7335
• Approx Pages: 29
• Grade Level: Undergraduate