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The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Book Analysis)

The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280801718350EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including Prohibition, the institution of marriage and the disillusionment felt by many wealthy young Americans in the early 20th century. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald Presentation of The Beautiful and Damned Summary of The Beautiful and Damned Character study Anthony Patch Gloria Gilbert Dick Caramel Analysis of The Beautiful and Damned The tragic genre Marriage Alcoholism, prohibition and the Jazz Age The Lost Generation and the end of the American Dream About The Beautiful and Damned The Beautiful and Damned is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s second novel. It tells the story of Anthony and Gloria Patch, a glamorous, passionate young couple who spend their time throwing lavish parties while waiting to inherit a fortune from Anthony’s grandfather. However, when it becomes apparent that this inheritance may not be forthcoming, cracks begin to appear in their marriage: they grow bored and listless, and Anthony’s apparently harmless drinking turns into something much more sinister. About F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most influential American authors of the 20th century, and was part of the “Lost Generation”, a group of writers who rose to prominence in the wake of the First World War and also notably included Ernest Hemingway. Fitzgerald only published a handful of novels and achieved limited success during his lifetime, but his work is now considered to be an exemplary illustration of life in North America during the Jazz Age.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including Prohibition, the institution of marriage and the disillusionment felt by many wealthy young Americans in the early 20th century. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald Presentation of The Beautiful and Damned Summary of The Beautiful and Damned Character study Anthony Patch Gloria Gilbert Dick Caramel Analysis of The Beautiful and Damned The tragic genre Marriage Alcoholism, prohibition and the Jazz Age The Lost Generation and the end of the American Dream About The Beautiful and Damned The Beautiful and Damned is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s second novel. It tells the story of Anthony and Gloria Patch, a glamorous, passionate young couple who spend their time throwing lavish parties while waiting to inherit a fortune from Anthony’s grandfather. However, when it becomes apparent that this inheritance may not be forthcoming, cracks begin to appear in their marriage: they grow bored and listless, and Anthony’s apparently harmless drinking turns into something much more sinister. About F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most influential American authors of the 20th century, and was part of the “Lost Generation”, a group of writers who rose to prominence in the wake of the First World War and also notably included Ernest Hemingway. Fitzgerald only published a handful of novels and achieved limited success during his lifetime, but his work is now considered to be an exemplary illustration of life in North America during the Jazz Age.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including Prohibition, the institution of marriage and the disillusionment felt by many wealthy young Americans in the early 20th century. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding,...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including Prohibition, the institution of marriage and the disillusionment felt by many wealthy young Americans in the early 20th century. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 50-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Presentation of The Beautiful and Damned
  • Summary of The Beautiful and Damned
  • Character study
    • Anthony Patch
    • Gloria Gilbert
    • Dick Caramel
  • Analysis of The Beautiful and Damned
    • The tragic genre
    • Marriage
    • Alcoholism, prohibition and the Jazz Age
    • The Lost Generation and the end of the American Dream

About The Beautiful and Damned

The Beautiful and Damned is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s second novel. It tells the story of Anthony and Gloria Patch, a glamorous, passionate young couple who spend their time throwing lavish parties while waiting to inherit a fortune from Anthony’s grandfather. However, when it becomes apparent that this inheritance may not be forthcoming, cracks begin to appear in their marriage: they grow bored and listless, and Anthony’s apparently harmless drinking turns into something much more sinister.

About F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most influential American authors of the 20th century, and was part of the “Lost Generation”, a group of writers who rose to prominence in the wake of the First World War and also notably included Ernest Hemingway. Fitzgerald only published a handful of novels and achieved limited success during his lifetime, but his work is now considered to be an exemplary illustration of life in North America during the Jazz Age.

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9782808017183

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Plurilingua Publishing

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50

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