F. Scott Fitzgerald The world of Gatsby and the author
F. Scott FitzgeraldThe world of Gatsby and the author
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
b. September 24, 1896 in St. Pauldied in 1940
dad was a failed wicker furniture salesman from Maryland with deep southern values
mom was from an Irish family who had discovered wealth through the grocery business
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Oh Boy! What a lady!
The skirts and dresses had never been shorter-- neither had the hair!
Shapeless dresses with a low belt of colorHats that hung closely to the headLong pearl necklaces
How do the dudes dress?
Slang of the 20s
Bank’s closed- no kisses for you!Bee’s Knees- someone or something awesomeButt me- I’ll take a cigaretteClam- dollarDon’t take any wooden nickels-don’t do anything stupidEgg- a person who lives a big lifeGiggle Water- alcoholTomato- a woman
Traits of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Writing
ForeshadowingThemesSymbolismHeavy description, often long sentencesPeople drivenPerhaps allegorical--reflecting alcoholism and mental illness
Traits of Modernist Literature
self-consciousnessironyfragmented narrationnon-linear timesymbols, allegorybyronic heroesstream of consciousness