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On September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Scott Fitzgerald was born. His full name is Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, named after Francis Scott Key, the writer of “The Star Spangled Banner.” He was an only child, “of an unsuccessful, aristocratic father and an energetic, provincial mother” (F. Scott Fitzgerald | Biography). His father’s name was Edward Fitzgerald, and his mother’s name was Mollie McQuillan. The family lived an upper in the middle class lifestyle with help from the donations…

Fitzgerald’s marriage is a main source of inspiration for the characters: Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby, in the Great Gatsby The stories F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote always represented even the tiniest parts and events of his life, even as subtle mention in his novels like the Great Gatsby. Beginning with his raising, Fitzgerald’s name was given to by him his parents: Edward Fitzgerald, a hard worker without a good income, and even though he drank more than he should, he was the one to teach his only son…

writer F. Scott Fitzgerald who was born in 1896 he rose to fame as a speaker of the jazz age. He was, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Fitzgerald had the good fortune and the misfortune of being a writer who gathered up an era to greatness all by himself. Fitzgerald grew up spoiled with wealth, privilege and of his family’s prohibiting of the social setting. He was named after Francis Scott Key, who wrote the lyrics to the Star-Spangled Banner, Key was a distant relative of Fitzgerald 's (Andrews).…

F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most renowned American authors in the 1920s. He has written many novels including, The Great Gatsby and The Side of Paradise. He knew from a young age that he wanted to be a writer. Through all the trials he faced in his short life, he still managed to make time to write. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s writings was influenced by all of the alcohol he consumed, his loving, yet insane wife Zelda, and the years he spent at Princeton. Alcohol was seen throughout his…

Key Fitzgerald, best known as Scott Fitzgerald, has written many short stories, novels, and even a couple poems throughout his lifetime but he is most famous for his novel, “The Great Gatsby”. This very dramatic and shocking book is filled with a ton symbolism and hidden messages relating to his life. He uses many different characters who project real people in his life. Fitzgerald’s projects his life through James Gatz, formally known as Jay Gatsby, in many different ways. Scott Fitzgerald was…

Scott Fitzgerald: A Biography by Jeffrey Meyers is about the famous American author, F. Scott Fitzgerald. One of his friends once called him, “the most sensitive . . . the most distinguished – the most gifted and intelligent of all his contemporaries. And the most lovable – he is one of those great tragic American figures.” He is prominently known for his famous Roaring Twenties novel The Great Gatsby. Many of his novels are about the luxurious American Dream life and recreations of events…

who influenced Fitzgerald was Ginevra King .Fitzgerald attended in prestigious Princeton University, but could not quite fit in because nearly all of the students were more affluent and came from more prosperous families than his own. In 1914, through a trip home to St. Paul, he met Ginevra King, at a dance. She was the core of whole thing Scott wanted and could not have. He pursued the relationship for over a year, but gave it up in 1916 after her father supposedly told Fitzgerald that "poor…

deep perspective in writing as F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald captured the spirit of the American Dream in his writing and truly revitalized American literature. Despite F. Scott Fitzgerald’s disappointing upbringing, wild adult life, and tumultuous downfall, he is considered one of the most influential and profound authors of all time and is still celebrated globally to this day. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896. Fitzgerald lived a relatively comfortable…

Creates Differences As the great F. Scott Fitzgerald best put it, “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function” (source). This is greatly evident in the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his characters Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan. The ideas that are presented in “The Great Gatsby” are similar as well as different in many ways to the life F. Scott Fitzgerald had. These similarities and…

the voice of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was suddenly speaking very prominently through his works of the jazz age. The Great Gatsby, one of his most significant novels of this time, exemplifies the era perfectly, proving that happiness was only to be found in the joys of human desires. In St. Paul, Minnesota on September 24, 1896, F. Scott Fitzgerald was born. Growing up, Fitzgerald had a normal childhood; he came from a lower class family. When…