FRANCIS SCOTT FITZGERALD
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EARLY LIFE -September 24, 1896, Saint Paul, Minnesota. -Princeton University (did not graduate). -Joined the Army during World war I, but the war ended before deployment
MAJOR WORKS
1920
1922
1925
1934
This Side of Paradise
Tender Is the Night
The Great Gatsby
The Beautiful and Damned
THE GREAT GATSBY
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald -Published: 1925-Genre: modernist novel; Tragedy. -Setting: Long Island and New York City, 1922 (Jazz Age)
Key Characters
-Narrator: Nick Carraway, a Midwestern man observing the lives of the wealthy. -Jay Gatsby: wealthy, mysterious man obsessed with Daisy Buchanan. -Daisy Buchanan: Nick's cousin, married to Tom, Gatsby's love interest.
Key Characters
-Tom Buchanan: wealthy, arrogant and unfaithful husband of Daisy. -Jordan Baker: Professional golfer and Nick's romantic interest. -Myrtle Wilson: Tom's mistress; she's married to George Wilson.
Plot
-Gatsby's wealth and parties aim to win back Daisy, his lost love. -Daisy is married to Tom, leading to tension and tragedy. -Daisy is torn between Gatsby and Tom. -Myrtle Wilson, Tom's mistress, is killed in a car accident involving Daisy. -Gatsby is falsely blamed and killed by George Wilson, Myrtle's husband.
KEY THEMES
Class and society
The American dream
love and obsession
MORAL DECAY
THE CHARACTERS EMBODY THE DECADENCE AND IRRESPONSIBILITY OF THE JAZZ AGE
PERSONAL LIFE
-Marriage: Zelda Sayre (1920). -Zelda's mental health issues. -Fitzgerald's alcoholism. -Hollywood: worked as a screenwriter but struggled to find success. -Death: december 21, 1940.
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