Zelda Fitzgerald

statistics or people, it is a person. This person is Zelda, Fitzgerald’s wife. Ironically, the biggest and best examples of showing how the American dream evolved to what it is today is the artist in question. Fitzgerald was an author and before the “Great Gatsby”, he had many works. But the one that had made him rich to the point that he and family could live a life of luxury was his first one, “This Side of Paradise.” In an article about Fitzgerald written by Samuel Chase Coale, it was…

known for drawing inspiration from their lives when writing or just being quite similar to their works; this is obviously no different for F Scott Fitzgerald. Using F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary masterpiece, “the Great Gatsby”, this becomes very easy to see. Many of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s main, secondary, and minor characters prove to resemble Fitzgerald and elements in his life. In the previously mentioned work, most of the characters’ actions, history, and motivations suggest they manifested…

excitement, A time where people were given the opportunity to make themselves known and famous. As people became more famous the more they traveled and the more people they met and the more impact they became for people and other celebrities. F.Scott Fitzgerald uses historical figures as the inspiration for the characters Meyer Wolfsheim, Jordan Baker, Owl Eyes, and Jay Gatsby. Probably one of the smallest characters in the book is Owl Eyes, even though he also plays a huge role in…

time period followed the end of World War I and everyone was seeking a chance to party and live a carefree life. Differences of social classes were evident and made clear, “...as a culture of consumerism was born” (www.u-s-history.com). F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the renowned authors of the 1920s and still, to this day is widely known for his popular book, “The Great Gatsby”. This story is told by character Nick Carraway, and as writer Pamela Redmond Satran summarizes, “Charming, yet…

naval blockade of vessels to hinder the ingression of contraband to alcohol distilleries, situated in esoteric locations across the nation, concurring with the adversities endured by the vagrants, who lived amid the secluded, “valley of ashes,” – (Fitzgerald, 23) a land which epitomized the ‘social and moral decay of humanly ethics’. However, “For every item that carries the darkness of humanity there 's one that holds the light. And that light is worth believing in.”- C.M. Rayne The radiant…

F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul Minnesota. His father opened a wicker furniture business which unfortunately failed. His father then took a job as a salesmen for Procter & Gamble. His job caused his family to move back and forth between Buffalo and Syracuse, NY. When Fitzgerald became 12 years old, his family returned to St. Paul, MN where he attended the St. Paul Academy and wrote a detective story in the school newspaper (University of South Carolina); this is…

Flores 1 F. Scott Fitzgerald was an very prosperous author. He wrote the classic novel The Great Gatsby, as well as several other books. His life has shared many events with some of his characters, possibly being an influence to his stories. Fitzgerald had many similarities and differences in his life and the life of the character Jay Gatsby. In the novel, Gatsby went into the army during World War I as a lieutenant, as well as Fitzgerald did. Both had dropped out of a prestigious college to…

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald that takes place during the time of Prohibition. Prohibition is a time period in American History where alcohol is prohibited from being manufactured, sold, and consumed. Even though this was an amendment to the constitution many people chose freely to go against this law. The effects from this are illegally selling alcohol for profit. Jay Gatsby is a main character in the novel; he illegally sells and manufactures alcohol and also…

F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his interesting twists on writing. Taking basic elements then adding his words to create a striking image in a reader's mind. He himself said in a letter to his editor, “In a small way I was an original. (F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Unique Literary and Writing Style.)” which is very true. His writing techniques may have been used before, but he used his own strategies to capture his famous deep, meaningful messages (F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Unique Literary and Writing…

live in the Jazz Age Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota. When he was thirteen years old he attended St. Paul Academy. This is where his first piece of writing was published; it was an article in the school newspaper. At age fifteen he attended Newman School, where a man named Father Sigourney Fay, who encouraged him to purse writing; He then attended…