Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise.
24, when he published this allegedly largely autobiographical novel, his first.
A racist, a nativist, and a snob, judging by the main character.
"Germany stood for everything repugnant to him; for materialism and the direction of tremendous licentious force[.]"
Why Amory Blaine believed in the war.
His two years in the army he relates - no, ignores - in a period of six pages.
No comments:
Post a Comment