Thursday, January 23, 2020
Comparing the Living Dead in Great Gatsby, In Our Time and The Sun Also
The Living Dead in Great Gatsby, In Our Time and The Sun Also Rises         Life without consequence; is this possible? This was the main goal of the men and women existing after WW1. During this era of great prosperity and moral backlash the young adults of the world took to the bars and dance halls of Europe or the extravagant parties of the American east coast looking for happiness.  Their lives are chronicled in the stories that came from the emerging great authors of that time period. The most notorious of these books is F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby where the exploits of the rich are articulated with great description and lavishness that complimented their somewhat insane lives well. There is another author whose stories open a window into that generation as well, Ernest Hemmingway. In Hemmingway's books In Our Time and The Sun Also Rises we see the plights of this generation played out in a very serious way that leaves the reader with a heavy feeling of discomfort with the illogical and empty way the characters attempt to subsist. Both authors and all three novels point to one conclusion, that if your goal is to live without suffering consequences of your actions you will in fact not live but suffer in an unfulfilling existence.       Throughout the tale of The Great Gatsby the reader is treated to a vivid description of Gatsby's parties and his prolific residence. It would appear that Gatsby had everything a person could want. Loads of money and friends and surrounded by the finer things of life. However, the book takes a turn towards its e... ...this growth leads to personal happiness and satisfaction.       Overall one gets a sincere feeling of loss and lacking in these three novels. Perhaps it is by paying attention to the warning that is embedded in these commentaries that the authors achieve their true goal in guiding their readers to a higher understanding of life.  Both authors are quite thorough in presenting their viewpoints on life. There are also other conclusions and lessons that can be drawn from these novels. Many people feel that they are commentaries on the wrath that war has on the young, or the tumultuous times of a new century. However, it is the false ideal that life can be lived by negating responsibility for actions that prevails and burns a sense of virility into the readers of these three important novels. Comparing the Living Dead in Great Gatsby, In Our Time and The Sun Also The Living Dead in Great Gatsby, In Our Time and The Sun Also Rises         Life without consequence; is this possible? This was the main goal of the men and women existing after WW1. During this era of great prosperity and moral backlash the young adults of the world took to the bars and dance halls of Europe or the extravagant parties of the American east coast looking for happiness.  Their lives are chronicled in the stories that came from the emerging great authors of that time period. The most notorious of these books is F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby where the exploits of the rich are articulated with great description and lavishness that complimented their somewhat insane lives well. There is another author whose stories open a window into that generation as well, Ernest Hemmingway. In Hemmingway's books In Our Time and The Sun Also Rises we see the plights of this generation played out in a very serious way that leaves the reader with a heavy feeling of discomfort with the illogical and empty way the characters attempt to subsist. Both authors and all three novels point to one conclusion, that if your goal is to live without suffering consequences of your actions you will in fact not live but suffer in an unfulfilling existence.       Throughout the tale of The Great Gatsby the reader is treated to a vivid description of Gatsby's parties and his prolific residence. It would appear that Gatsby had everything a person could want. Loads of money and friends and surrounded by the finer things of life. However, the book takes a turn towards its e... ...this growth leads to personal happiness and satisfaction.       Overall one gets a sincere feeling of loss and lacking in these three novels. Perhaps it is by paying attention to the warning that is embedded in these commentaries that the authors achieve their true goal in guiding their readers to a higher understanding of life.  Both authors are quite thorough in presenting their viewpoints on life. There are also other conclusions and lessons that can be drawn from these novels. Many people feel that they are commentaries on the wrath that war has on the young, or the tumultuous times of a new century. However, it is the false ideal that life can be lived by negating responsibility for actions that prevails and burns a sense of virility into the readers of these three important novels.
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