Essays on The Great Gatsby

For some individuals that lived in the 19th century, the years subsequent to World War I and II were recounted by indignation and unhappiness. The society had been suppressed by a worldwide clash that brought about devastation and hatred. After the wars, many social ways...

Narratological space and setting as defined by Fludernik, (2009), is set of prepositions used to describe a particular background in a work of literature with the intention of generalizing the socio-geographical environment in which the story takes place. There are four settings in the Great...

East and West have always been viewed in juxtaposition to each other whether it be in literature or throughout history. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses this motif in his novel The Great Gatsby to add to the symbolism and depth of the characters. East and West...

Symbols are frequently used in novels to help readers understand the story comprehensively. In Francis Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, symbols are widely used by the author for Jay Gatsby’s and George Wilson’s character development. The novel is set on Long Island’s North Shore and New...

Feminist literary criticism is the product of the women’s movement of the 1960s. It suggests that woman in literature were historically presented as objects seen from a male perspective. Feminist criticism concerns itself with the stereotypical representations of genders and it examines the ways in...