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discusses the two essays by F. Scott Fitzgerald and E.B. White and suggests that they are
representative of the mythological qualities that have been assigned to New York city. As
such, the city is seen in terms of ancient myths involving a quest, accomplishment and
reward. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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with E. B. Whites "Here is New York" from 1949, a reader understands that the mythology of New York City is one that has become ingrained in the American consciousness.
As with other magical and mystical locations -- Avalon, Brigadoon, Shambala, the Emerald City of Oz -- the myth is stronger than the reality. Ultimately, the shock of understanding that
the myth is a myth serves as the most disturbing of all possible realizations about the place. What the student will want to illustrate is the ways in which the
"mythology" of New York can never live up to its reality and yet, the myth continues, as do all good myths. Recognizing the Myth When Fitzgerald wrote that "with
the awful realization that New York was a city after all and not a universe, the whole shining edifice that he had reared in his imagination came crashing to the
ground" (PG), he was expressing his amazement and horror at discovering that New York City was actually a city and not its own planet, universe, or magical realm. For example,
the beauty of the place almost devastates him because he recognizes that being there is a unique privilege and explains: "... I remember riding in a taxi one afternoon between
very tall buildings under a mauve and rosy sky; I began to bawl because I had everything I wanted and knew I would never be so happy again" (Fitzgerald 28).
Similarly and with almost the same larger-than-life (but less tragic) attitude, White describes the city: "The island of Manhattan is without any doubt the greatest human concentrate on earth,
the poem, whose magic is comprehensible to millions of permanent residents but whose full meaning will always remain illusive" (PG). Therein lies the most important consideration, the fact that the
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