The Sensible Thing

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"The Sensible Thing" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of love, disillusionment, and the clash between youthful dreams and adult realities.

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instanceOf literary work
short story
author F. Scott Fitzgerald
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
features contrast between youthful passion and later compromise
romantic relationship tested by economic and social realities
firstPublicationMedium magazine
genre modernist literature
romantic fiction
short fiction
hasInfluenceOn critical understanding of Fitzgerald’s treatment of youth and regret
hasMotive critique of material and social pressures on relationships
exploration of the gap between romantic ideals and practical life
hasTone bittersweet
nostalgic
language English
literaryMovement American modernism
literaryPeriod Roaring Twenties
surface form: Jazz Age
mainCharacter George O’Kelly
Jonquil Cary
narrativePerspective third-person narration
partOf F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short fiction corpus
setting New York City
Tennessee
theme clash between youthful dreams and adult realities
disillusionment
lost illusions
love
maturity
social class

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All the Sad Young Men containsWork The Sensible Thing