Frederick C Millett Perhaps F Scott Fitzgeralds greatest work The Great Gatsby is not only a great story but an insight into the flaws of real life during the Roaring Twenties His book has been considered by many a symbol for the Jazz Age a time of extraordinary wealth and promise but Fitzgeralds novel is much more than that presenting the truth behind the twenties and creating an atmosphere which has earned a permanent place in American literature Fitzgeralds novel works on many different leve
To what extent does the time in which composers live influence their response to enduring human concerns Discuss with reference to your two prescribed texts Elizabethan Barrett Brownings Sonnet from the Portuguese and F Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby were both composed during times of significant change Influenced by the growing optimism of the Victorian era Brownings Sonnets are a written reflection of her own experiences depersonalized to represent a broad female perspective On the other