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Fort Greene Dreams Summary

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In the passage “Fort Greene Dreams”, by Nelson George from the book New Yorkers and Their Neighborhoods tells the story of an important time in Nelson George’s life. Nelson George is a music and culture critic, journalist, and filmmaker. In 1985 he moved to Fort Greene, Brooklyn which was where a lot of his success started. George claimed that living in Fort Greene inspired him because all the talent which was around him. During his time in 19 Willoughby George wrote 5 books, invested in a few movies, and also wrote and produced screenplays. He’s ambition grew living in this new, big apartment. This new apartment was a big deal for him since he was raised in a different part of Brooklyn in a public housing apartment. In 1986 when the movie “She’ Gotta Have It” was released, Fort Greene and filmmakers who lived there became internationally known. Fort Greene was portrayed with a “Brooklyn boheme” vibe filled with black culture. George found out a lot about himself while living in 19 Willoughby, one was that he was a mentor. He mentored many people like Russell Simmons, Andre Harrell, brothers Warrington and Reggie Hudlin, and many young artists. The most important thing to George was to have a long lasting career filled with achievement. He wanted to he’s excellency to continue for many years to come.

Summarizing “Fort Greene Dreams”

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Some ideas about getting started:
Think about the most important points, rather than everything that happened
start where he starts–chronology
what stands out–his philosophy
create an introduction using his bio from the copy of “Fort Greene Dreams.”
Thought about what his goal was and whether he accomplished it–analyzing his writing to help frame the summary
Nelson George’s move to 19 Willoughby is a pivotal moment in his story.
career in journalism
specific work he did, who he worked with
catalyst: helped other artists work together to create something brilliant
fortunate: move from the projects to his duplex apartment
he loves his work: “My dream was to write a bookshelf of volumes, so many that one day I might drown in them, paper and ink suffocating me in an ocean of my own thoughts.”

“Fort Greene Dreams” summary

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The “Fort Greene Dreams” is the story about the narrator, Nelson George who moved to Fort Greene, east of the Brooklyn from Jamaica, Queens. His new life at Fort Greene became his turning point, influence his life and the grow of his craft, creation. Even though living in Fort Greene was different with the life in Jamaica, Queens. However, the change gave him a fantastic life. A wonderful and fancy apartment, great, convenient transportation, moreover, George, as a music and culture critic, journalist, music editor, and filmmaker, he was always stimulated by the black culture in that period and inspired by the talent people around him; since most of his neighbors were vital writers, designers, musicians, and actors. Living in 19 Willoughby, George not only found his passion in life, and the muse, he also found out what kind the writer, lover, and son he was. He understand himself was more like his mother, a mentor, who supported  and gave advises to the aspiring artists around him. Also, by being close to those artists struggling from lost and exciting from won, he drew the lessons from them and applied those lessons to himself. To “achieving sustained excellence” became his philosophy and gave him “patience and perspective to success”.

 

 

Fort Greene Dreams

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Fort Greene dreams tells the story of Nelson George a music culture critic, journalist, and filmmaker seeking to create a bookshelf of volumes and sustained excellence not only for himself, but for others as well. In the beginning Nelson lives in a small apartment in Jamaica Queens that is until he receives a call from Spike, Nelson George then reveals to the audience that he is planning to move to an area known as Fort Greene which is located in Brooklyn, it is there that his life begins to change not only as a person but also as a culture critic, a journalist, and a filmmaker. When Nelson George gets to Brooklyn he begins to notice that the neighborhood he grew up in is not the same as it was back when he was a child, Nelson George also begins to compare Queens to Brooklyn and how are they different from each other. While working with different artist and aspiring artist Nelson George began to learn more about himself, what type of writer he was and thus learning he was kind of a mentor to other minor artists. When Nelson found out that he was kind of a mentor to aspiring artist he began to help then promote themselves in the artistic medium and eventually that is what he keep doing because according to him “achieving sustained excellence is what I preached to others and sought to myself.”