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What Is Hollywood All About Anyway? ... There are many issues that can be examined throughout the stories, and three issues that are exposed countless times are masculinity and gender roles, alcohol addiction, and Hollywood “show business.” To look at these issues from a comical perspective can be challenging, but it will become apparent as to how Fitzgerald felt about these particular issues. ... Women are all the same to Pat Hobby, and by the time he is done with them, they probably mean next to nothing to him. ... They are flat, lifeless, and all exactly the same. ... “He saw that he was not impressing her at all” (Fitzgerald, 95) so he goes onto lie to her about movies that he says he wrote. ... First, women are lifeless, all the same, and simply here to bring happiness to men. ... He tries to figure out what to do about getting a couple to Shirley Temple’s house, tries to calm down in fear of not knowing what he will have to do in the movie he ruined, and finally uses it as a substitute for food. ... The condition had nothing to do with drink and blondes, really nothing to do with him at all” (Fitzgerald, 69). This certainly shows what Pat Hobby cares most about. ... Scott Fitzgerald felt that alcohol might have been used just a little too much by the people in Hollywood at this time, and he might have been trying to show that the people in Hollywood did not have it all together as many people might think. Just because they are rich (and not all of them are), does not mean they do not have problems such as alcohol addiction.
Finally, the issue of Hollywood “show business” is extremely prevalent throughout all of these stories. When people think of Hollywood, most of the time people think of rich actors and actresses with limousines, beautiful clothes, and luxurious homes. ... These are the things that are strived for, but Pat Hobby is about as far away from these things as he could get. ... Pat Hobby does not fit the profile of a man working in Hollywood. ... It is hard to say why…but they all turn out looking like writers…Pat Hobby was the exception. ... This is not the stereotypical view of a man working in Hollywood. Pat Hobby is continuously referred to as an old timer and is talked about how he used to be good at what he does. ... First of all, get a new hat. ... ” “Once Pat had been a familiar figure at the Big Table…there were too many new faces at the Big Table now—faces that looked at him with the universal Hollywood suspicion” (Fitzgerald, 23). ... Pat talks about this in “Mightier than the Sword. ... “Distress in Hollywood is endemic and always acute. ... It is most definitely who know, and Pat understands that this is all part of the game. At the end of “Pat Hobby Does His Bit,” he finally is able to feel good about himself.
Approximate Word count = 2508
Approximate Pages = 10
(250 words per page double spaced)
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