FYS7. Paper 1
In the article “What is Popular Culture” by Georgee Lipsitz, his concept about the car is a concept about how the modern car now is something about the use of freedom. As though his ideas are as a paradox in it; they’re very “Edenic” but could also be considered as machines of destruction. Also within his article, he mentioned “The Great Gatsby” multiple times, which similarly shares the same idea of cars being as an enchantment/luxury, cars can also be a type of “addiction.” Along with that, “The Great Gatsby” also deliberates how the car was a certain way of escape for humans, but in the end ends up in a disastrous situation. Though this is all true, we’re not the ones who are in control of the outside functions of the car,
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In the music video “Guillotine” by Death Grips, he showed an act of no self-control while being held back by his seat belt. This can be interpreted in today's society of how black people aren’t able to express who they are or take action against certain things, for example, police brutality. Even more, when he yells, that shows how people of the black race are enraged with the situation they’re going through. He also seems like in a safe situation in the car with his seatbelt on, but with someone else in control of the car. In the video you’ll see static from the outer area of the car, making it nearly impossible for him to know a sense of where he’s going. Opposed to another video we had to analyze, “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette, the way she put the car in use was a feeling of freedom, freedom of gender value domesticity.
Furthermore, cars can be symbolizing for a variety of things like social economic mobility and circumstances, freedom, and negative effects like reduction of forest areas due to new extensions of roadways. In society, the majority use of cars is for freedom, transportation for goods, also helps people get to further places much quicker. Even though these are good things, most goods things have their negative sides. In the entire world, cars are the main cause of air
The year 1925 landed in the middle of the roaring twenties. In the 1920’s, a lot of things happened such as the prohibition of alcohol, social change where more people lived in the cities, and the overall boom of wealth as the economy grew. This change in the lifestyle of the people sparked a decade of riches. Once accumulating every dollar after dollar, millionaires bought mansions to throw extravagant parties, galas and balls to impress the rich, the richer, and the richest. Not only did money play an important part of this era, but literature also had a significant and vital role. One of the numerous writers was F. Scott Fitzgerald. Wanting to capture the twenties in its midst, Fitzgerald wrote the literary classic, The Great Gatsby. The
In the novel The Great Gatsby it is greatly seen how the roaring 20’s was a booming society after the World War One. The Roaring Twenties was a period when economic success was sustained. This was a time to rejoice as well as a time to overcome the restrictions of the Victorian era. The fashion in the 20’s was less restricting than the past years and began to wear more comfortable clothes such as short skirts or trousers, the music was all about the jazz and the alcohol and dancing this was rapidly developing in Chicago, the most popular dances during the decade the foxtrot, waltz, and American tango.
How does reading a story benefits an individual and improve his or her daily life? Extensive reading does not only serve as an entertainment purpose, but it is also beneficial to many readers because reading fiction can help enhance a person’s understanding of the type of society the reader lives in. For example, the famous novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is regarded as a brilliant work of literature, for it offers a detailed glimpse of the American life in the 1920s and comments on various social problems during that time period. The novel tells the story of a mysterious millionaire named Jay Gatsby who lives in the fictional town of West Egg, located on Long Island, during the summer of 1922. Gatsby wants to pursue his first
In 1920s America, women gained freedom and independence. They could now vote, more women were in the workforce, and more women could live richer social lives. Divorce rates also doubled as it became easier for women to leave their unhappy lives with their husbands. Even with changing social and gender norms, most women were still trapped in marriages that restricted their autonomy and never let them grow beyond the role of housewife. This is especially true in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, as women deal with the unhappiness that comes with living with a husband that they do not love and living a life that they do not choose. The book mainly focuses on the perspectives and problems of the men, like the narrator, Nick, and his friend Gatsby, but it also brings light to the
Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby, there is a constant theme present: social class. Fitzgerald makes a connection between the theme of social class, and the settings in the novel for example The Valley of Ashes which is described as a “desolate area of land” (p.21) and a “solemn dumping ground” (p.21) which is where the poor people live. The Valley of Ashes is situated between West Egg and New York, West Egg being the place where the aspiring classes are situated, which is the “less fashionable of the two” (p.8), this is where Gatsby lives. West Egg is the place of ‘new money’, Fitzgerald shows this by the idea of the main character Jay Gatsby, rumoured to be selling illegal alcohol (prohibition) which means he is quickly making vast amounts of money.” Who is this Gatsby anyhow? Some big bootlegger?”(p.86) Gatsby shows off the amount of wealth he has by his fabulous parties and oversized mansion. “There was music from my neighbour's house through those summer nights. In his enchanted gardens, men and girls came and went like moths, among the whispering and the champagne and the stars.”(p.33) Fitzgerald uses the word ‘enchanted’ to paint a visual picture of what the house and the scene looks like, a magical and enchanted castle, with elegant furniture. This is in comparison to East Egg where Tom and Daisy Buchanan live, in a house where “The windows were ajar and gleaming white against the fresh grass outside” (p.10). East Egg being the place of ‘old money’ which is made from the inheritance of their past generations, the people who live it East Egg are mainly well educated, historically wealthy and live quite elegantly, but they are also quite ‘snobbish’. Gatsby’s background does not fit into the social standards of East Egg...
Book Analysis F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of "The Great Gatsby," reveals many principles about today's society and the "American dream. " One of the biggest fears in today's world is the fear of not fitting into society. People of all age groups and backgrounds share this fear. Many individuals believe that to receive somebody's affection, they must assimilate into that person's society. In the story, Jay Gatsby pursues the American dream and his passion for being happy only to come to a tragedy and total loss.
The Great Gatsby is a story involving Jay Gatsby, a wealthy young man who strives for a beautiful socialite named Daisy Buchanan. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald is known for his eloquent use of language to add meaning beyond the novel’s surface by using imagery to figuratively appeal to his readers’ physical senses. Fitzgerald employs imagery in the form of colors, flowers, and seasons to symbolize the harsh realities of the corrupt unobtainable American dream.
Materialism may be defined as attention to or emphasis on material objects, needs or considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual values.
All throughout the summer months, Gatsby threw enormous parties. Men and women, every shape and size, are there. No one attends because they know Gatsby, they come for his car, his pool, his boats, his orchestra, the music, and for all the catered servings. The book is lavished with scenes of these parties as well as with scenes of infidelity and violence. Religion is such a tiny portion of the book that often its importance is overlooked. However, even though Religion is not at the forefront of the work, F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, explores the presence of God through the use of symbolism, character, and religious affiliation.
In the July 1997 issue of Commentary, James Q. Wilson challenges the consensus among academia’s finest regarding the automobile in his bold article, Cars and Their Enemies. Directed towards the general public, his article discredits many of the supposed negatives of the automobile raised by experts, proves that the personal car is thriving and will continue to thrive because it meets individual preference over other means of transportation, as well as presents solutions to the social costs of cars. Wilson emphasizes that no matter what is said and done in eliminating the social costs of the automobile, experts are not going to stop campaigning against it.
Automobiles play a major role in today's society. Almost every American owns at least one motorized transportation vehicle. Some say they make our lives better by reaching places faster than before. Others say they are a harmful to the environment. Have they made our society better or worse? They may be fast, but do we as humans want our environment to suffer because of time. Face it, cars pollute. And they release destructive chemicals into the air. Air pollution can threaten the health of many subjects in the environment including human beings.
What is real? In a modernist point of view the world shouldn't be called reality. But if the world isn't reality what is it then? What is reality in modernism? Modernism is a rejection of realism, which believed that science will save the world and where notion of science and social determinism is idealized. In modernism, science explains everything, which took away all the power of God, He became useless. In a way, life had lost its mystery, man, not God, could rule the world. Irving Howe, a literary critic, once talked about modernism as an "unyielding rage against the existing order". (Van Dusen, 1998) Nevertheless, modernism is also an era of disappointment; people are preoccupied with the meaning and the purpose of existence. They are in search of new values and in something new. Modernism first took place in the Jazz age and/or the roaring twenties; this period was all about prohibition and intolerance, flappers, gangsters, and crime. In 1919, the Eighteenth Amendment made it illegal to manufacture or sell alcohol. This helped to create a network of criminal organization in the trade of illegal alcohol. Moreover, in 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment gave the women the right to vote, which is what probably helped alter the traditional moral and social standards dramatically; women began to assert new freedoms such as going out with no chaperon, wearing less constrictive clothing, and smoking in public. During that time, a circle of writers was formed "The lost generation". They moved to more culturally vibrant cities of Europe, especially Paris, after World War I. "These writers, looking for freedom of thought and action, changed the face of modern writing. Realistic and rebellious, they wrote what they wanted and fought censorship for profanity and sexuality. They incorporated Freudian ideas into their characters and styles." (Whitley, 2002) These authors wrote about what they wanted and talk openly about sexuality. They created a type of literature appropriate to what they thought was the modern life, after World War I. They used new techniques and addressed new subjects in reaction to the changes of the early twentieth century.
The world is filled with cheapskates, phonies, and two-faced people. Many use others for their own benefits. In The Great Gatsby, through the motif of superficiality, Fitzgerald critiques the theme that displaying materialism and superficiality can ruin true love and a chance at true love. Objects cannot define a relationship; it should be the feelings developed that defines the relationship of two people. The characteristic of materialism is a barrier for true love between two people. Nick Carraway has just moved to a West Egg, and his mysterious neighbor is Jay Gatsby. Gatsby’s long living dream is to rekindle his love and relationship with Daisy Buchanan, who is currently married to Tom Buchanan. He attempts to pursue his relationship with Daisy through his unexplained wealth. However, their love couldn’t be true because of their focus on “things” rather than each other.
The Great Gatsby can be regarded as a social satire and an observation of The American Dream. The Great Gatsby is observed as a social satire of the United States. in the roaring twenties, where Fitzgerald exposes the American Dream. as a flawed fantasy merely generated by over-indulgence. America was established in the conception of equality, where any individual could.
The theme of society and class was evident throughout The Great Gatsby. The novel goes into great depth about the theme of society and class and the divisions of rich and poor. It is apparent that the author, Scott F. Fitzgerald, believes that the “American Dream” has been corrupted into a yearning for money and materialistic items. With that said, Fitzgerald uses the theme of society and class to show society that the idea of the “American Dream” is unattainable.