Essays about: "F. Scott Fitzgerald"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words F. Scott Fitzgerald.

  1. 1. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby : Developing Narrative Empathy through Literature in the Upper-Secondary Classroom

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Anna Sefertzi; [2022]
    Keywords : The Great Gatsby; Narrative Theory; Empathy; Didactics; Upper-Secondary Classroom;

    Abstract : This essay presents an analysis of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby through a structural approach with the focus on the narrative techniques of the novel. The essay endeavours to address narrative empathy as an important aspect of the novel, through its narrative techniques, while also examines the potential of using The Great Gatsby as a pedagogical tool for developing students’ empathy in the upper-secondary school classroom. READ MORE

  3. 2. Colour Symbolism in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby : An Analysis of the Meaning and Pattern of Colours

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Vera Pawlowska; [2022]
    Keywords : Colour Symbolism; Love; Wealth; Social Class; Färgsymbolik; Kärlek; Rikedom; Samhällsklass;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to examine the symbolism of six thematically important colours in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and how they are connected to the characters, plot, and themes. I will demonstrate the significance of colour by making an analysis of the meaning, pattern, and change of the six colours. READ MORE

  4. 3. An Illusion of the American Dream : The Great Gatsby from a Feminist Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Martina Lotun; [2021]
    Keywords : The Great Gatsby; F. Scott Fitzgerald; the American Dream; feminism; feminist narratology; patriarchy; flapper; the Roaring Twenties; the Jazz Age;

    Abstract : The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald encapsulates the Roaring Twenties, a period of social and political change. The economy is thriving, and the American Dream, with its promise of monetary wealth, happiness and upward mobility, is seemingly within reach. READ MORE

  5. 4. Are they all victims?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Elisabeth Kynaston; [2020]
    Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Patriarchal ideologies, gender equality and the conflict between the old and modern ways of life have always been topics of discussion in contemporary society. In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby, when patriarchal ideologies were dominant in American society and American literature. READ MORE

  6. 5. “The bottle of whiskey – a second one – was now in constant demand by all present” : Alcohol Consumption as Cultural Capital and Part of Habitus in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Magdalena Wojnar; [2020]
    Keywords : The Great Gatsby; F. Scott Fitzgerald; alcohol consumption; habitus; Pierre Bourdieu; Prohibition; 1920s; United States;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the status of alcohol consumption in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby (1925). The analysis focuses on character study reading of Jay Gatsby, and Tom and Daisy Buchanan in conjunction with Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of habitus, by placing habitus in the specific historical context of the novel. READ MORE