F. Scott Fitzgerald -- A 20th Century author who greatly impacted the society and represented the Jazz Age through some of his compositions such as The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise. Fitzgerald’s passion for writing grew when he studied at the University of Princeton where he wrote for the school newspaper and composed musical productions… until he dropped out because of poor academic performance. After his dropout, he enlisted in the United States Army until his service was over. When he came home, he met his wife, Zelda, who refused to marry him until FItzgerald proved that he could support her and a family. Once he published his novel, This Side of Paradise, he ensured Zelda he would be wealthy soon. The novel sold 50,000 copies.
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“A few minutes later Philip Dean, dressed in blue silk pajamas, opened his door and the two young men greeted each other… Dean was blond, ruddy, and ragged under his thin pajamas” (216, Source A). This quote shows how important fashion was to the society as Dean had beautiful and new clothes but, underneath his nice appearance he was “ragged” and “ruddy” which does not sound as nice as his “silk pajamas”. Also portrayed in the quote is the idea of social classes -- the people with more money have nicer clothes, like Dean, while the less fortunate people have ragged clothes compared to the “silk pajamas”. In Source B, the video of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Biography, one of the historians revealed that Zelda, Fitzgerald’s wife, was not interested in living a low class lifestyle and said that she would not marry Fitzgerald until he had enough money to support her. This shows that Zelda was high class, similar to Dean, where they wear elegant clothes, drive nice cars and use proper language. On the contrary, in Source A, there is an example of the poorer people who do not have as nice clothes as Dean or Zelda. “The inquirer was dressed in a well-cut, shabby suit” (215, Source A). This quote contrasts the upper class society of the 1920s as the inquirer was not dressed as nicely as Dean. Fitzgerald contributed social classes to the society through his novels and
“A few minutes later Philip Dean, dressed in blue silk pajamas, opened his door and the two young men greeted each other… Dean was blond, ruddy, and ragged under his thin pajamas” (216, Source A). This quote shows how important fashion was to the society as Dean had beautiful and new clothes but, underneath his nice appearance he was “ragged” and “ruddy” which does not sound as nice as his “silk pajamas”. Also portrayed in the quote is the idea of social classes -- the people with more money have nicer clothes, like Dean, while the less fortunate people have ragged clothes compared to the “silk pajamas”. In Source B, the video of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Biography, one of the historians revealed that Zelda, Fitzgerald’s wife, was not interested in living a low class lifestyle and said that she would not marry Fitzgerald until he had enough money to support her. This shows that Zelda was high class, similar to Dean, where they wear elegant clothes, drive nice cars and use proper language. On the contrary, in Source A, there is an example of the poorer people who do not have as nice clothes as Dean or Zelda. “The inquirer was dressed in a well-cut, shabby suit” (215, Source A). This quote contrasts the upper class society of the 1920s as the inquirer was not dressed as nicely as Dean. Fitzgerald contributed social classes to the society through his novels and