THEMES AND NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES IN FITZGERALD'S FICTION

This thesis is aimed at the major themes and narrative techniques in the fiction of F. Scott Fitzgerald, as a the most prominent author of twentieth-century American literature. Targeting at his works and short stories, the research focuses on how Fitzgerald illustrates the American Dream, illusion versus reality, social class, and romantic relationships during the Jazz Age. The thesis offers that Fitzgerald describes the American Dream as a corrupted ideal, undermined by materialism and rigid social structures. The analysis work impacts additionnally Fitzgerald’s use of key narrative figures, including limited and first-person narration, symbolism, lyrical prose, and with retrospective narrative structure. These genres allow Fitzgerald to change emotional depth, moral ambiguity, and social criticism while between the personal nature of truth and memory. By adding thematic richness with innovative narrative strategies, Fitzgerald’s fictions a serious thought on modern American society and the enduring human pursuit of meaning, success, and love.