Essay Comparing The Sun Also Rises And The Great Gatsby

From the 1920 's through the late 1950 's jazz was formed from the heart and soul of African American. In the mid-1930s, as the Great Depression stubbornly refused to lift, Jazz became America 's popular music, its impact was so strong, and it could be called revolutionary. While it is possible to connect revolutions in society with revolutions of sound, that has become a

The men in Ernest Hemingway’s novel were involved in World War I, at war that affected many men physically and mentally, changing society's view of what it meant to be a man. One person in this novel who was affected greatly by the war was Jake Barnes, a young man living in Paris in the 20’s. During the war, Jake was injured and became impotent as well as met the love of his life, Brett. Due to Jake's impotence he constantly feels insecure and can never escape the constant pain that he will never be able to be with Brett. Along with Jake, Hemingway introduces many men throughout the novel who struggle with their

Fitzgerald was part of a literary group known as “The Lost Generation” in the 1920s, which included brilliant authors including Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, T.S. Eliot and Ernest Hemingway (O’Connor). This group shared a sense of moral loss due to World War I. World War I destroyed the idea that if one possesses good virtues, good things will happen to them (soldiers dying etc). They basically rejected current American values.

Holden’s desire for individualism coupled with the loss of the only true individual he knew created a breach of loneliness in Holden's life that was unable to be filled. Overall, chapter 20 best displays Holden’s struggle with depression as his thoughts of his own death, funeral, and afterlife become more frequent. Throughout the chapter Holden constantly voices his ideas of what his funeral would be like. Holden is even happy that “[his mother] wouldn't let old Phoebe come to [his] funeral because she was only a little kid” (171) implying Holden feels it would be ok to die since, Phoebe would be shielded some of the pain she may face with his death. Holden's assumptions

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (“Huck Finn”), written by Mark Twain, readers follow the life of a southern child before the Civil War. Although this book is considered a popular and classic piece of American literature, there is much controversy over the language Twain used. Mark Twain used the normal, everyday vocabulary of people in the Southern Civil War Era. Some consider this novel vulgar and disrespectful due to the continuous use of the word “nigger” and other racial slurs. Due to this, there was books published with the word “nigger” replaced with “slave”.

Holden is naïve and resentful of the adult world; like many teenagers he is frightened to grow old. Charlie’s aunt died in a car accident, and Holden’s brother died of Leukemia. They alienate themselves as a result of their loved ones deaths and cannot love without fear. However, they also both long for connection, yet Holden pushes people away before he can get hurt. Charlie just wants acceptance and actually makes a group of misfit friends.

Most Millennials reminisce the old classic rhythmic tunes that their grandparents ' house use to constantly blare on the worn-out radio. These tunes date all the way back from the 1930s, to swing culture and ideals of having “luxurious” parties and to working for an enhanced life. These melodies were critical for the American dreams of many households during the era of the song, “sing, sing, sing” by Benny Goodman. Along with many other swing songs like it, “Sing, sing, sing” came out at the rise of the recession when times appeared to still be grim for Americans and their economy. Something needed to be delivered that would steer the mindset away from the depression.

Authors often can emphasizes their theme in their works by using the setting, imagery, and other techniques. In Ernest Hemingway's short story "Soldier's Home" you can this techniques at work talking about how difficult it is for soldiers to adjust to normal life after combat. Hemingway used imagery and characterization well to describe how Krebs feels coming home from war. "Soldier's Home" is great at explaining the protagonists feelings in his situation with these techniques. The story is about a man named Harold Krebs who has returned from the Great War; It was one of the most gruesome and bloodiest wars the world has known up to that point.

The novel The Sun Also Rises (1954) by Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) is told from the perspective of Jake Barnes, the protagonist, who suffered an impactful penile injury from World War I. World War I generates a significant impact on Jake because he suffers physical and psychological trauma which causes him to have penis envy. Jake endures a penile injury from the war which later causes his immense penis envy. While in the hospital, a lovely young woman, Brett, tended to him as her patient. Over the years, they developed confused feelings for each other.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In these words, Charles Dickens describes the grand scheme of the Roaring Twenties. Also known as the Jazz Age, this was a decade that for the most part, was full of extravagance. During this time, prominent writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald ruled American literature. Following his success in The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald found inspiration in his life of luxury, alcohol, and a mentally deteriorating wife, and this inspiration soon erupted into his fourth novel.