F. Scott Fitzgerald 18961940

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F. Scott Fitzgerald(1896-1940)
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Writing Style

• Captured the emptiness and emotions of his times
  in his stories
• Jazz Age- coined the phrase

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His Life

• Born in St. Paul, Minn.
• Upper middle-class family
• 1913- Princeton- didnt graduate because too
  involved with extracurricular activities
• Met Ginevra King, rejected him because of wealth
  status

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His Life (cont.)

• 1917- Army- Sent to Georgia
• Met Zelda Sayre
• Father disapproved of Zelda marrying him (
  reasons) so F. Scott published 1st novel This
  Side of Paradise
• Proved that he could take care of her

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His Life (cont.)

• Both spent - ultimate party couple
• 1926- The Great Gatsby
• 1929- stock market crash
• Zelda broke down, in and out of institutions

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The End of His Life

• Tender Is the Night (not successful)
• Moved to California in 1930s
• Wrote screenplays
• Had a heart attack and died
• Sheila Grahamlast lover
• Zelda burned in fire.

The apartment where F. Scott died in 1940.