Date of Award
1974
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Coyle, William
Abstract
This thesis explores the initiation theme as it relates to F. Scott Fitzgerald's work. The Basil Duke Lee series which involves the learning experiences between the ages of eleven and seventeen serves as a point of comparison with other fiction by Fitzgerald. Basil Lee's response to initiation is compared and contrasted with masculine protagonists like Anson Hunter, Anthony Patch, Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway and Dick Diver and with feminine characters like Josephine Perry. A study is made to rate the success of each initiation and to determine the elements which are required for a satisfactory initiation.
Extent
84 p.
Recommended Citation
MCFREDERICK, CAROL ANN, "STUDY OF THE INITIATION THEME IN THE WORKS OF F. SCOTT FITZGERALD" (1974). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 322.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/322
Identifier
FADT13687
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1974.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters