Wednesday, May 29, 2013

I believe this trailer would be a good source because this movie is based on the The Great Gatsby, and this film is by a professional director and it also gives a brief  preview on the movie which is made a different way.

Nick Carraway Interrogation


Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Memorable Quotes


 “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.”
  F. Scott Fitzgerald

“You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.”
  F. Scott Fitzgerald
“I was within and without. Simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.”
  F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

“There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams -- not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into it with a creative passion, adding to it all the time, decking it out with every bright feather that drifted his way. No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

“It takes two to make an accident.”
  F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
 

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

My Top Five Resources

Historical Biographical
I chose this specific biography, because it has really good details about F. Scott Fitzgerald. It talks about his personal life and also about the challenges that he had to go through when he started writing. It is a good source because it comes from the history channel.

Critical Insights
I believe  this critical insights, give a really good sense of the different meanings of symbolism in the Great Gatsby. It also gives reviews on other critics, regarding the 21st century. This source would be helpful by giving the viewer a deeper understanding of the book.

Literary Article
This article shows the different views on the ideas of the American dream, that are represented in the great Gatsby. It also explains why is such a good book, on the way it actually show the many ways that the American dream was achieved.



Political Cartoon
This Political Cartoon  by David Levine a Cartoonist, symbolizes a big part of F. Scott  Fitzgerald's life. This political cartoon represents the part of Mr. Fitzgerald when he fell into being an alcoholic, but it is also about the prohibition of alcohol back in the 1920s.