After reading the Great Gatsby I was impressed by Fitzgerald’s artful imagery and symbolism. For example, the green light representing the hazy and unpredictable future why also representing Gatsby’s love of Daisy in the past. I saw that you also recognized Fitzgerald’s method of introducing themes of regarding fate and morality through symbolism. The last point that you explored in your paper concerned the use of binary images and symbolism in Tender is the Night. As a class we have learned about the key parts of binary opposites. You gave the classic example of day versus night, but derived meanings not otherwise implicit by drawing from multiple sources. You emphasized that the two cannot coexist, and because Fitzgerald rejected this duality he argues that idealized dreams are unachievable and unsustainable. In your introduction you argue that Fitzgerald was very inspired by his own life when writing his novels. This is similar to my author Fyodor Dostoevsky, who experienced a mock trial and was sent to Siberia. He suffered from mental illness and a gambling addiction. All of these were defining traits of the personalities of the characters he wrote. For example, in Crime and Punishment the main character Raskolnikov suffers from depression, mental illness and is sent to Siberia for committing a crime based on personal socialist ideology. Mirroring how Dostoevsky was arrested and sent to Siberia for participating in a secretive utopian socialist society. I believe that all authors are greatly inspired from their own life events when writing their novels.
After reading the Great Gatsby I was impressed by Fitzgerald’s artful imagery and symbolism. For example, the green light representing the hazy and unpredictable future why also representing Gatsby’s love of Daisy in the past. I saw that you also recognized Fitzgerald’s method of introducing themes of regarding fate and morality through symbolism. The last point that you explored in your paper concerned the use of binary images and symbolism in Tender is the Night. As a class we have learned about the key parts of binary opposites. You gave the classic example of day versus night, but derived meanings not otherwise implicit by drawing from multiple sources. You emphasized that the two cannot coexist, and because Fitzgerald rejected this duality he argues that idealized dreams are unachievable and unsustainable.
ReplyDeleteIn your introduction you argue that Fitzgerald was very inspired by his own life when writing his novels. This is similar to my author Fyodor Dostoevsky, who experienced a mock trial and was sent to Siberia. He suffered from mental illness and a gambling addiction. All of these were defining traits of the personalities of the characters he wrote. For example, in Crime and Punishment the main character Raskolnikov suffers from depression, mental illness and is sent to Siberia for committing a crime based on personal socialist ideology. Mirroring how Dostoevsky was arrested and sent to Siberia for participating in a secretive utopian socialist society. I believe that all authors are greatly inspired from their own life events when writing their novels.