F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, who earned his name from his great-great-grandfather’s brother who wrote the “Star-Spangled Banner”, wrote novels that portrayed the restless American middle and upper classes in the early decades of the century. These views, along with his views on life and love, are derived from many experiences in his life. The three areas that had the most effect on his writing were his youth and family, his school days, his marriage.Fitzgerald grew up in St. Paul Minnesota. His parents were both Catholic and of Irish descent, but came from extremely different social backgrounds. Between 1919 and 1936, Fitzgerald recorded everything that could possibly define him as a person in his Notebooks and his Ledger. In one section of these books, Fitzgerald noted the social structure of St. Paul. St. Paul modeled itself after the East and Europe. The older established families considered themselves superior to the self-made businessmen and those who had gained their wealth by chance (Meyers 2). This is portrayed in The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is looked down upon because of his “new” wealth, and it is even investigated as to how he acquired it. New wealth was considered tacky and gaudy. Th
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Approximate Word count = 1673
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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