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A Study of the character traits of the main characters that lead to their downfall as seen in Fitzgerald's The Beautiful And Damned

In the Fitzgerald?s world, the American rich were a class who bad been
given the opportunity to become a n ari stot racy and hsd always failed (Way, 37:).
As in The Beautiful and Damned Anthony and Gloria, the main characters are
given the opportunity to become an aristocracy from Anthony's grand father Yet
they failed. That is why the thesis writer is curious to know whether their
character traits lead them to their downfall or not. In the analysis the thesis writer
uses literary approach in the case she uses characterization in order to trait the
main characters in The Beautiful and Damned. Furthermore, she uses conflict to
analyze the process that lead to their downfall. After she analyzes the story, she
finally finds out that Anthony and Gloria has similar character traits that lead
them to their downfall. At the end of the story they finally get what they want
from the inheritance; however, it is too late since Anthony is insane already.
Anthony's and Gloria?s downfal1 are because of their character traits. At the
beginning Gloria is a sparkling woman who likes to divide people anto clean and
unclean but at the end of the story, she loses her beauty and appears unclean.
Anthony's downfall is describes at the end of the story, he became insane. He
has a lot of money but inside he is nothing but an empty shell. Yet, she gets a
valuable lesson I that people should not be lazy and selfish person because those
traits only lead them to their downfall..

Creator(s)
  • (11493031) LILIEK HENNY SETIAWAN
Contributor(s)
  • Stefanus Suprayitno → Advisor 1
  • Sarah Prasasti → Examination Committee 1
Publisher
Universitas Kristen Petra; 1998
Language
English
Category
s1 – Undergraduate Thesis
Sub Category
Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis
Source
Undergraduate Thesis No. 620; Liliek Henny Setiawan (11493031)
Subject(s)
  • AMERICAN FICTION-20TH CENTURY-STUDY AND TEACHING
  • FITZGERALD, FRANCES SCOTT KEY, 1891-1940. THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED-STUDY AND TEACHING
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