The Life & Times of F. Scott Fitzgerald One of his famous quotes about life is “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. “ (Fitzgerald). F. Scott Fitzgerald endured a fairly hard life. From dealing with extreme debt, marrying crazy women, traveling all of the time to escape his troubles, and drinking problems, he considered himself a failure because none of his novels were successful when he passed away from a heart attack. Despite the fact that he is now considered one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. (“F. Scott” Centenary). Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was born into a family that did not associate well into society. His mother, Mollie McQuillan, was from an Irish family who made a small fortune in the grocery business. However, his father, Edward, did not receive much financial success as a businessman. (“F. Scott” Bio.com). The Fitzgeralds were not considered very wealthy, even though they lived beside the wealthiest families in St. Paul. (“F. Scott” history.com). Fitzgerald’s first piece of writing was a detective story that was published in the school paper. Then, when he was fifteen, he
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He was trying to write short stories to make his way out of debt. But instead, the drinking increased, and he was distraught from the work of his third novel. So, searching for tranquility, the family went to France in the spring of 1924. Here, he wrote The Great Gatsby. Unfortunately, his marriage was ruined when he found out that his wife was cheating on him with a French naval aviator. He spent the winter of 1924-1925 revising The Great Gatsby in Rome. He was going to Paris in April when it was finally published. “Fitzgeral’s achievement received critical praise, but sales of Gatsby were disappointing.” (“F. Scott”
He was trying to write short stories to make his way out of debt. But instead, the drinking increased, and he was distraught from the work of his third novel. So, searching for tranquility, the family went to France in the spring of 1924. Here, he wrote The Great Gatsby. Unfortunately, his marriage was ruined when he found out that his wife was cheating on him with a French naval aviator. He spent the winter of 1924-1925 revising The Great Gatsby in Rome. He was going to Paris in April when it was finally published. “Fitzgeral’s achievement received critical praise, but sales of Gatsby were disappointing.” (“F. Scott”