The Beautiful and Damned

had felt that writing made him feel “like a man who discovers buried treasure in his own backyard”(30). Although Baba does not agree with this, Amir concludes that, “I didn’t want to sacrifice for Baba anymore. The last time I had done that , I had damned myself.”(134). He obtains a trophy that no one can steal from him, an education. He also secures the prize of Soraya. There are laafs around her, a sort of taboo, but Amir does not care. When Baba asks if he is sure about it, Amir is “more sure…

Most literary people today consider F. Scott Fitzgerald a fairly popular author, however he considered himself a failure. He wrote novels that in certain ways portrayed his personal life style or lifestyles he wished he lived. He was a critic of American life and believed the American Dream unattainable, but yet, he himself strove to achieve it and based his novels and short stories on it. The majority of his work, especially his novels, were set during the Jazz Age, an era of ambition,…

On September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Scott Fitzgerald was born. His full name is Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, named after Francis Scott Key, the writer of “The Star Spangled Banner.” He was an only child, “of an unsuccessful, aristocratic father and an energetic, provincial mother” (F. Scott Fitzgerald | Biography). His father’s name was Edward Fitzgerald, and his mother’s name was Mollie McQuillan. The family lived an upper in the middle class lifestyle with help from the donations…

1. To what extent (if at all), and in what ways would you say Shakespeare's history plays are morality plays? William Shakespeare's literary works have had a massive effect on us, because it is discusses many aspects in our life. Shakespearean plays are in a sense in a category of their own as they have evolved with the changing times, while staying in similar forms, and in order to understand Shakespeare's play we should study all the aspects in the play itself. Shakespeare is good for teaching…

autobiographical, taking place at Princeton, and includes “rebellious” characters, an aspect of literature that highly appealed to the readers of the Jazz Age. In its first year, This Side of Paradise sold more than forty-thousand copies. The Beautiful and Damned, Fitzgerald’s next novel, was a transitional novel at the time consisting of creative experimentation as far as plot, content, tone, and characters went (“Authors and Artists for Young Adults” 6). It is seen by far as the most…

treated as second-class citizens, they were required to be obedient, pure and ‘should they be beautiful everything is needless, for at least twenty years of their lives.’ This quote reinstates the idea that men objectify women in their appearance and praise them for keeping their virginity. Through both…

F. Scott Fitzgerald was a writer who did not receive the credit he deserved during his lifetime. His personal life had an effect on the way he wrote. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s lifestyle and his book, The Great Gatsby, fit in perfectly with the Jazz Age during the roaring 20’s. He wrote in a traditional writing style, which also helped him fit into the Lost Generation. F. Scott Fitzgerald was influenced by his marriage and his problems with alcohol during his life. His figurative language and…

Blanche DuBois: Functioning through Fantasy “We 're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we 're not alone.” This statement from Orson Welles perfectly sums up Blanche’s philosophy about life in A Streetcar Named Desire. Blanche DuBois is a young woman from a formerly rich southern family. Her life has been full of mistakes and tragedies that she can’t get over. She creates a fantasy life full of millionaires…

This is the difficult part for Ocelot. Not the fingering Kaz, but ignoring that his dick is hard as hell and his body is yelling to fuck him, to ravage him and to make him see stars, no, scratch that, to see goddamn galaxies. He's so beautiful like this, brain vs. body, brain fighting to keep his dignity and not respond and to be stronger than this, but his body, oh, his body is winning the battle, hand gripping the sheets and a bead of blood on his lip from how hard he's biting, eyes lidded…

Piety, courage, and industry, were the Pilgrims’ most cherished values. They were thought such a necessity because of each values’ strong place in building a stable and prosperous community, as well as keeping a “morally” intact society, the “new Jerusalem.” But “paradise” is not to be gained without challenge and great effort against the “enemy of God” and they came in the form of hardship, privation, and fear. Bradford, Winthrop, Bradstreet, and Edwards wrote of these hardships that they and…