F. Scott Fitzgerald essentially prophesied the Jazz Age and then became its very essence upon the arrival of the age. When one thinks of of the 1920s, flappers, prohibition, and Fitzgerald instantly come to mind. His masterpiece, the Great Gatsby, is often considered one of the greatest works of 20th century literature. So, in short, Scott Fitzgerald was the spokesperson of his generation because he, arguably, helped cause the Jazz Age and was its premier literary voice.
Yes. He attended Princeton University. He dropped out because he did poorly in school and joined the army after.
Many characters in the Great Gatsby parralell Fitzgeralds life. For example, Daisy, the women Jay Gatsby has been basing his whole life on, is similar to Zelda Sayre, who would not marry Fitzgerald at first because of his lack of success.
To add on to that, F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in Great Neck, Long Island after his first child was born. At the time, the Great Neck was home to many of the wealthiest people on Long Island. A scholar has proven that there are many similarities between the Great Neck and the West Egg.
Gatsby and Fitzgerald both met vital women to their lives at dances, and both while they were stationed at camps in the army.
Gatsby met Daisy at Camp Taylor in Illinois, where they danced and fell in love. However, after Gatsby went off to war, they never got back together again.
Fitzgerald met his wife, Zelda, at Camp Sheridan in Alabama. Instead of going off to war (his regiment was ready to go to Europe, but the Armistace came before they could leave the States), he went to New York to get enough money to marry Zelda.
In the movie version, Daisy tells Gatsby that "Rich girls don't marry poor boys." This line was taken straight out of Fitzgerald's life. The father of his first love, a young woman by the name of Ginevra King, supposedly told him that after Fitzgerald asked for Ginevra's hand in marriage.
There are many other similarities between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jay Gatz (Gatsby)- keep your eyes out for them!
the novel is about refusing to see reality no matter the cost
F Scott Fitzgerald is trying to show that money and corruption only get in the way of the American dream. he shows it by introducing the guy who fixed the world series. and the color green at the end of daisys dock. also the big yellow automobile is a symbol of selfishness and the consequences of it.
He loved a girl named Zelda Sayre, who only would accept him after he had become rich. Some paralells can be drawn to the characters of Jay Gatzby and Daisy Buchannan in his book "The Great Gatzby."
At an officer's dance at the end of WWI in Alabama.
He was a second lieutenant, but the war ended before he was deployed.
Ø The most famous contemporary writers who influenced Fitzgerald most significantly were: Edmund Wilson, T.S. Eliot, and Ernest Hemingway
Jay Gatsby, the main character represents new money in The Great Gatsby.
The Jazz Age or The Roaring Twenties