Wednesday, December 8, 2010

A Moveable Feast


Scott Fitzgerald was a character from A Movable Feast who I found very interesting. Throughout Ernest Hemmingway’s story about him, his personality seems to change back and forth. When Hemmingway first meets him at the Dingo, Scott seems arrogant and pushy. The next time they meet, Scott acts very differently, and Hemmingway takes more of a liking to him. “... his charm and his seeming good sense made the other day at the Dingo seem like an unpleasant dream.” Throughout their time together, Scott’s personality changes on many occasions, such as when he believes he is sick in the hotel in Lyon, and criticizes Hemmingway as being cold, or a bad friend. All of this helps to paint an interesting picture of Scott Fitzgerald.




One place depicted in A Movable Feast that I would like to visit is Shakespeare and Company. I found this store very interesting, as it had such a bright and positive atmosphere “On a cold, windswept street, this was a warm, cheerful place with a big stove in winter, tables and shelves of books, new books in the window, and photographs on the wall of famous writers both dead and living.” I thought it was interesting how this store compares to large modern stores.

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