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This Side of Paradise
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald is a "safe" writer and doesn't stray too far from what he knows. "This Side of Paradise" draws exact parallels with his life up until he wrote the book at age 26--upbringing in Minnesota, east coast boarding school, Princeton. That being said, it was good and he knew it was as he was writing it.
The novel is about the disillusionment of his generation in the 1920s while they were in their 20s. He explores themes religion, philosophy, and socialism and the novel reads like a Bildungsroman with the climax of main character Amory Blaine's realization that his generation does not want to be the workhorse of the proceeding generation anymore and bound by their traditions and expectations. They are a generation that has grown to find "all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken..."
I especially enjoyed Fitzgerald's experimentation in types of writing within this novel--his many poems from Amory and the chapter that reads like a play. That's not really "safe" writing and it was an interesting addition to his beautiful way of writing.
The novel is about the disillusionment of his generation in the 1920s while they were in their 20s. He explores themes religion, philosophy, and socialism and the novel reads like a Bildungsroman with the climax of main character Amory Blaine's realization that his generation does not want to be the workhorse of the proceeding generation anymore and bound by their traditions and expectations. They are a generation that has grown to find "all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken..."
I especially enjoyed Fitzgerald's experimentation in types of writing within this novel--his many poems from Amory and the chapter that reads like a play. That's not really "safe" writing and it was an interesting addition to his beautiful way of writing.