The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
I love “Bernice.” Think Mean Girls, with sass and class. F. Scott Fitzgerald Born Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald 1896, St. Paul, Minnesota Attended Princeton University; left to join army in 1917 Beginning jobs: Wrote short stories for The Saturday Evening Post (“Bernice Bobs Her Hair”) Screenwriter in Hollywood I love “Bernice.” Think Mean Girls, with sass and class.
Go online and check out some of her paintings…I <3 them. F. Scott Fitzgerald 1st book--This Side of Paradise (1920) Married Zelda Sayre (eventually) Became expatriates Go online and check out some of her paintings…I <3 them.
The Great Gatsby “I want to write something new--something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned.” 1950’s--became a best seller
Gatsby Characters
Setting--East Egg vs. West Egg West=Wealth Gatsby Nick East Daisy/Tom Jordan Dr. TJ Eckleberg Valley of Ashes
The Roaring 20’s--The Jazz Age Rapid wealth Prohibition--18th Amendment Settling of urban dwellers Flappers Night Life
Themes The American Dream declines Upper Class Shallowness Things to Watch for Weather Color Geography