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
1934
1925
1922
1920
MAJOR WORKS
This Side of Paradise
The Beautiful and Damned
The Great Gatsby
Tender Is the Night
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald-Published: 1925-Genre: modernist novel; Tragedy.-Setting: Long Island and New York City, 1922 (Jazz Age)
THE GREAT GATSBY
-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.
Key Characters
-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.
Plot
love and obsession
Class and society
The American dream
KEY THEMES
THE CHARACTERS EMBODY THE DECADENCE AND IRRESPONSIBILITY OF THE JAZZ AGE
MORAL DECAY
-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.
PERSONAL LIFE
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