The Poetic and Tragic Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Poetic and Tragic Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Abstract
F. Scott Fitzgerald was a very intellectual and troubled man. In his career as a writer, Fitzgerald had his downfalls then his historic uprisings. When he was just a boy, literature attracted him; he loved everything about it. He decided that he would become a writer; his first book, This Side of Paradise, was rejected and criticized. Fitzgerald joined the army in 1917; he was stationed in Montgomery, Alabama at an army base. That was the very place that he met the love of his life Zelda Sayre. She was the daughter of a Supreme Court judge. Her family was extremely wealthy; she wouldn’t marry Fitzgerald because he did not make enough money. This put the motivation in him to revise his first novel, and make it an overnight success. This Side of Paradise, made him famous enough for Zelda marry him. Their marriage was not perfect by any means; they both had affairs and had flaws. Fitzgerald became a heavy drinker and Zelda had emotional and mental breakdowns, which she was hospitalized for until her death. F. Scott Fitzgerald had a very upbeat, poetic, and tragic life worth analyzing.
The Poetic and Tragic Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald The handsome, clever, and lucky F. Scott Fitzgerald was sought out to become one of the brightest authors of the Roaring Twenties. The man from a young age had been drawn to literature and his wife. Those among other various subjects are what made F. Scott in to the man he is remembered for. F. Scott’s childhood, education, relationships, and alcoholic tendencies not only affected his life but also influenced his writings. Learning of his poetic yet tragic life has been intriguing to the many people who read F. Scott’s literary masterpieces. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. His name sake came from his cousin three times removed, Francis Scott Key (Bruccoli 1.) F. Scott’s mother who’s name was Mary but went by
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F. Scott Fitzgerald was a very intellectual and troubled man. In his career as a writer, Fitzgerald had his downfalls then his historic uprisings. When he was just a boy, literature attracted him; he loved everything about it. He decided that he would become a writer; his first book, This Side of Paradise, was rejected and criticized. Fitzgerald joined the army in 1917; he was stationed in Montgomery, Alabama at an army base. That was the very place that he met the love of his life Zelda Sayre. She was the daughter of a Supreme Court judge. Her family was extremely wealthy; she wouldn’t marry Fitzgerald because he did not make enough money. This put the motivation in him to revise his first novel, and make it an overnight success. This Side of Paradise, made him famous enough for Zelda marry him. Their marriage was not perfect by any means; they both had affairs and had flaws. Fitzgerald became a heavy drinker and Zelda had emotional and mental breakdowns, which she was hospitalized for until her death. F. Scott Fitzgerald had a very upbeat, poetic, and tragic life worth analyzing.
The Poetic and Tragic Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald The handsome, clever, and lucky F. Scott Fitzgerald was sought out to become one of the brightest authors of the Roaring Twenties. The man from a young age had been drawn to literature and his wife. Those among other various subjects are what made F. Scott in to the man he is remembered for. F. Scott’s childhood, education, relationships, and alcoholic tendencies not only affected his life but also influenced his writings. Learning of his poetic yet tragic life has been intriguing to the many people who read F. Scott’s literary masterpieces. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. His name sake came from his cousin three times removed, Francis Scott Key (Bruccoli 1.) F. Scott’s mother who’s name was Mary but went by
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