Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24‚ 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. His parents were Edward Fitzgerald and Mary McQuillan. His first novels lead him into success. He met his wife on a military camp. After many years of drinking‚ his wife fell into mental breakdowns. Fitzgerald died at 44 of a heart attack. Family Francis Scott’s dad was Edward Fitzgerald. Edward owned a furniture business until it eventually failed. After it failed he became a salesman for Procter and Gambo to keep
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Chronicling the American Dream Every person has a different way of interpreting the American Dream. In a majority of stories‚ the characters always makes the American Dream sound happy and without consequence. F. Scott Fitzgerald breaks out of this mold to tell us the other sides of the story readers are so used to hearing. Like every classic American Dream‚ it is the tale about a person who wishes for all the good things in life and uses hard work and determination to make their dream a reality. But as
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"Babylon Revisited" by F Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald is known as the spokesman of the "Lost Generation" of Americans in the 1920s. The phrase‚ "Lost Generation‚" was coined by Gertrude Stein "to describe the young men who had served in World War I and were forced to grow up to find all Gods dead‚ all wars fought‚ all faiths in man shaken" (Charters 489). Fitzgerald exemplified the generation that Stein defined. His family‚ with help from an aunt‚ put him through preparatory school and
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Literature of F. Scott Fitzgerald By Jillian Thompson May 16‚ 2012. English newspaper‚ The Guardian‚ once asked Jonathan Franzen‚ the Pulitzer Prize nominated author of The Corrections‚ to contribute what he believed were the greatest rules to abide by for aspiring fiction writers. His response was “Fiction that isn’t an author’s personal adventure into the frightening or the unknown isn’t worth writing for anything but money” (Franzen). The novels of Francis Scott Fitzgerald suggest that
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After reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ three particular themes stood out to me significantly; one’s wonder‚ unfulfilled dreams‚ and a journey revisiting the past. In my painting‚ I have depicted Nick’s curiosity of Gatsby in a dream. This dream demonstrates what Gatsby’s perspective was through Nick’s eyes. Earlier in the book‚ Gatsby fell in love before the war with social butterfly‚ Daisy. However‚ upon returning from the war‚ he discovers that Daisy is married. Gatsby finds himself
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F. Scott Fitzgerald. The swimmers. F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s. He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise‚ The Beautiful and Damned‚ The Great Gatsby—his most famous—and Tender Is the Night. His style is very interesting. All his short stories has a construction of novels. “The swimmers”
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Revisited" Context ’’Babylon Revisited’’ is widely considered to be the apex of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short stories‚ of which there are more than a hundred. Like many of his works‚ ’’Babylon Revisited’’ was loosely based on Fitzgerald’s own life. Fitzgerald was born on September 24‚ 1896 in Saint Paul Minnesota. He was named Francis Scott Key‚ after a distant relative‚ and the writer of the American national anthem. Fitzgerald spent his childhood years in the United States—Buffalo‚ New York‚ Saint Paul
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The extraordinary novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ tells the story of Jay Gatsby‚ a wealthy young man. Known for his mysterious past and inconceivable amount of money‚ Gatsby is able to host several extravagant parties in his gothic mansion. Many characters in the novel represent each aspect of the Roaring Twenties. Introducing many characters who all seem to cause conflict with each other‚ the main character Fitzgerald sets the entire book over is Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is first
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If the Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a morality tale‚ then its lesson is beyond comprehension. As noted on the blurb on the back cover‚ the book does take place at the height of the 1920s‚ a time when ‘gin was the national drink‚ and sex the national obsession”. And yet‚ for the purposes of the novel‚ this is a superficial assessment of the Jazz Age‚ or else what Fitzgerald really meant to say about the Jazz Age. While much can be said of Gatsby’s decadence‚ and his gaudiness‚ and the
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is the idea of the pursuit of the American dream and how each individual in America can pursue their dream in whatever way they choose. The differences between the subjects of these books is what the American dream actually means to each person and if it is actually attainable. Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ and Daisy are all searching for their own personal American dream‚ but it is unclear whether they all can actually attain it. A clear example of the American dream being reached and still not being enough
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