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Genius and Folly: F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby

2025-08-11

This essay explores Erasmus's praise of folly in *The Praise of Folly* and connects it to F. Scott Fitzgerald and his work, *The Great Gatsby*. Erasmus argues that folly isn't worthless; it fosters art and love, while wisdom isn't always noble. Fitzgerald's life was full of successes and failures, brilliance and ruin. He squandered his talent on fleeting fame and superficiality, ultimately unable to escape folly's grasp. Gatsby embodies this folly, chasing dreams while lost in illusory prosperity and romance. The essay argues that Fitzgerald wasn't lacking wisdom, but rather intertwined folly and wisdom to create uniquely compelling literature.

Brideshead Revisited: A Sumptuous Novel of Redemption

2025-04-11

Evelyn Waugh's *Brideshead Revisited* chronicles Charles Ryder's entanglement with the Flyte family and his eventual conversion to Catholicism. The novel uses lavish prose to depict the decadent lifestyle of the upper class, but ultimately points towards the redemption found in faith. Though initially controversial for its Catholic perspective and portrayal of high society, the novel's exploration of faith, redemption, and human nature secures its place as a 20th-century English literary masterpiece.