This Side Of Paradise Research Paper

This Side of Paradise Research Project

Many American authors worked hard to change American history. Fitgerald was one of the heroic authors. Fitzgerald quotes, " A big man has no time really to do anything but just and be big." F. Scott Fitzgerald lived his life as an amazing person. He contributed to the society with many fantastic stories. This Side of Paradise was the first book Fitzgerald published, that turned into an immediate success. Throughout his life, he was unsuccessful in overcoming his battle with alcoholism, depression of his loss and himself being an egotist. Amory Blaine was a main character that Fitzgerald portrayed as. Fitzgerald created a character who was smart, a man with arrogance yet was respected too. This Side of Paradise is about Amory Blaine finding himself through a journey. The life of Amory Blaine connected to the cultures around the early 1900s. Amory Blaine was neither rich nor poor. In the early 1900s young men were from wealthy families and had the opportunity to achieve education. This Side of Paradise gives a taste in what the years of 1920s and 1930s was like.

The main character in this story, Amory Blaine
"He has no scruples; it must be said, against going on three week drunk when his gril breaks off their engagement." (Scribners 85) Fitzgerald had a second thought of marrying Zelda Sayre because he realized that she only loved him for his wealth and success. She was spoiled because she grew up from a rich family. But that did not stop Fitzgerald from loving and marrying Zelda Sayre. Alcohol made him forget about the troubles and obstacles he had to face throughout the real world. Fitzgerald learned that each breakdown that he had caused him to recover slower. Fitzgerald had relied on alcohol even more whenever he was in need. Writers filled the space of troubles with alcohol. Many people believed that Fitzgerald would not succeed with his stories because he was a