Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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.
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.
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