Call Me Zelda Character Analysis

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Call Me Zelda, a novel written by Erika Robuck about a woman named Zelda Fitzgerald. Zelda was committed to a Baltimore psychiatric clinic in the 1930’s, struggling with insanity and madness as she tries to form a separate identity from her husband Scott Fitzgerald, who is a famous author. The narrator, and Zelda’s nurse Anna Howard becomes close to her, even though she knew she shouldn’t professionally. Anna, held down by her own past of her husband being MIA in action, becomes increasingly interested in the Fitzgerald's relationship. On June 26th, Zelda was released from the clinic due to the fact her husband could simply not work with the doctors there. Anna thus becomes Zelda’s personal nurse, and learns much about Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald's

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