Comparing Zelda Scott's The Beautiful And Damned

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They were living the “happy life” for a little while, until they became very broke. Scott started borrowing from people which became a major problem. Also alcohol was the next major problem for both of them. Zelda drank because she enjoyed and Scott drank because he wasn an alcoholic and depend on alcohol to function. They were living in and out of hotels so they didn 't have to cook or clean, but they got evicted for being too loud and disruptive. That 's when Scott got the idea to move to little cottage in Connecticut so he could work on his writing. Zelda hated the idea that she has to be a housekeeper. Zelda would leave dirty clothes, dishes and made the quilt cottage place into a nightmare. In February 1921 Zelda found out she was pregnant and lost of energy. So scott planned to make a trip to Europe before she lost all of her energy and got to feeling better. So Scott hurried to write and complete The Beautiful and Damned, so he could make more money. The sailed in May towards Europe. But The Side of Paradise didn 't get great reviews, so he cut the trip short and went home.
Zelda went back to her home town in Montgomery, so she could be pampered by her parents, but the weather was too hot for her to endure. One day it was too hot for her so she went to the pool to cool down, but her swimsuite frightened the neighbors and they asked her to leave. She was furious so her and Scott went back to Saint Paul where they
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Scott Fitzgerald 's writing is more appreciated now than it was when he was alive. Scott 's life reviled the struggle being a writer and how fame can destroy you and your image. Some people say The great Gatsby was his greatest accomplishment but others disagree. Scoot was a leader to some and also a failure but he didn 't let them stop

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