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Presented By:

Mimi Jones

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

1896-1940

Early life

  • Born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, MN
  • Real Name is Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
  • Irish
  • Lived off of Mother's inheritance (Mary/Mollie)

Birth and Early life

Publications

  • he wrote 4 novels, 4 short stories and 164 short stories
  • he struck fame in the 1920s the stepping stone being "This side of Paradise"

Publications

Common Themes

  • money
  • love/affection
  • futility
  • discontentment/unhappiness
  • romance ;)

Themes

The Great Gatsby Vs. Bernice Bobs Her Hair:

The chosen

  • both have discontentment, popularity and futility as their themes
  • One is a book and the other is a short story
  • Written in 1925- The Great Gatsby
  • Written in 1920- Bernice Bobs her Hair

1908-1917

  • Fitzgerald attends university at a catholic prep school
  • he also goes to war
  • The Romantic Egotist

1908-1917

  • Zelda Fitzgerald
  • Broken off engagement
  • met when moving bases to Alabama
  • starts writing "The Great Gatsby"
  • split time in france, italy and the states
  • Frances Scott (Scottie) Fitzgerald.

The Family:

Married life

Cites:

Citing (yay)

  • of South Carolina, University. “Tools & Resources.” University of South Carolina, 2020, sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/irvin_dept_special_collections/collections/matthew_arlyn_bruccoli_collection_of_f_scott_fitzgerald/life_of_fitzgerald/index.php.

  • Mizner, Arthur. “F. Scott Fitzgerald.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/F-Scott-Fitzgerald.

  • NA, NA. “F. Scott Fitzgerald.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 9 July 2020, www.biography.com/writer/f-scott-fitzgerald.

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