1. F. Scott Fitzgerald: Fame, Jazz, and Gatsby Ms. Wolfe

2. Childhood Born in 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota Socially ambitious family but no money Socially ambitious family but no money His mother’s father, P.F. McQuallan, was a self made man Fitzgerald named after Francis Scott Key

3. Joe College Fitzgerald attended Princeton after failing the admissions test twice In 1917, he quit and enlisted in the Army, stationed at Camp Sheridan Met Zelda Sayre, a spoiled Southern Belle

4. Enter Zelda Wanted to marry Zelda in 1917 but she declined He had no money or career He had no money or career Consequently, he went off to war In 1919 he returned but Zelda still refused to marry him March 1920, Outside of Paradise, Fitzgerald's first novel, made him famous Zelda agreed to marry him Fitzgerald and Zelda

5. Fitzgerald = Notorious Zelda and Scott became the most notorious couple in America They ushered in The Jazz Age

6. The Jazz Age May 1918 – stock market crash of 1929 Changes in morals, manners, clothing style, music, social customs Rebellion against parents Youth had seen death (WWI) and wanted to have fun Youth had seen death (WWI) and wanted to have fun

7. Change, change, change Violins to saxophones Hems went up Women smoked Men and women drank together Private cocktail parties were created

8. The Wild and Crazy Fitzgeralds Rode down 5 th avenue on the tops of taxis Dove into the fountain in front of the Plaza Hotel Scott fought waiters, Zelda danced on table tops Drank too much and passed out Drove recklessly and had wild weekend parties

9. Two things Scott wanted most To be a great writer To make Zelda happy He did everything in his power to make her happy He did everything in his power to make her happy Sacrificed his writing for her happiness

10. An Epiphany Scott couldn’t write while drinking! In July 1923, he went into seclusion to write The Great Gatsby – published in 1925 The Great Gatsby – published in 1925 Written in ten months Written in ten months His greatest success His greatest success The Great Gatsby clip The Great Gatsby clip The Great Gatsby clip The Great Gatsby clip

11. The Downward Spiral Scott wrote for popular magazines to maintain their lavish lifestyle Moved from NY to Long Island, to Paris, to the Riviera, back to the U.S. Zelda was unhappy and in 1930 had a breakdown She would be in and out of sanatoriums for the rest of her life

12. Struggle to survive Wrote Tender is the Night Was about parties at the Riviera Was about parties at the Riviera Became a scriptwriter for MGM Began novel The Last Tycoon in 1939 Died of a heart attack on December 21, 1940

13. The two sides of Fitzgerald Loved money Loved the life of the rich as someone who had little Disciplined Loved Zelda more than anything Loved the dazzling life of parties, gaiety, and show Hated money Hated the falseness, hypocrisy, and cruelty of rich lives Little self control Hated Zelda for corrupting his talent Part of him knew that his life was a sham

14. The Great Gatsby Doubleness Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby are the two sides of Fitzgerald Nick – intelligent and disciplined observer Gatsby – passionate and idealistic dreamer Zelda and Daisy Love at first sight (Scott and Gatsby) Gatsby’s love for Daisy created tragedy Fitzgerald’s love for Zelda took up his time