... work. He dabbles with writing a medieval essay, and rejects his grandfathers' offer to make him a war correspondent. Anthony falls apart in wild and repulsive parties during which "people broke things: people became sick in Gloria's bathroom; people spilled wine; people made unbelievable messes of the kitchenette." ( p. ... feeble parody on his own adolescence." (p. ll9). Fitzgerald creates Anthony to be a dreamer, a man trapped in his illusions of what he hoped life would be like. He is one in a long line of dreamers to follow in the next five novels Fitzgerald would ever write. We fe...

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

... expectations on how things "should" be. This approach of completely attacking romanticism relates to the idea of a literary revolution that goes against what was socially expected at the time. Exploring "forbidden" topics and promoting a different view on societal taboos was unheard of for the time ... society and the morbid truth about discrimination people face even when something they "are" is completely out of their control. His protagonist Gregor, that turns into a repulsive insect in the midst of his life lives an extremely depressing life. Kafka's method and completely bizarre .....

• Word Count: 3767
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate