F.
Scott Fitzgerald
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Fitzgeralds career
success
Noah Mehaffy, Gage Jarrett, Benjamin Fairlie, Dylon Kuster
Fitzgeralds first publication
His first print The mystery of the Raymond
mortgage was published in October, 1909.
he was 14 when he published his first article
it was shown in the newspaper St. Paul Academy
Now and Then.
This
Side of Paradise
First Successful novel
Made him famous almost overnight
sold 41,075 copies in 1920 alone
Benjamin Button
First published in Colliers Magazine on May 27,
1922.
Funniest story ever written
Directed by David Fincher.
Re-Entered the public in 2010.
The Great Gatsby
April 20, 1925
Inspired by events in his life
Portrays the Jazz Age
Narrated by a Midwesterner, Nick Carraway
At first was great, but sales died down until long
after his death
Said to be one of the greatest novels
THE END
F. Scott Fitzgerald - Party
Life
Lexi Sweet, Kennedy Sass, Alexis Oetken, Jenna Williams
F. Scott Fitzgerald & Zelda
Fitzgerald
Both were frequent &
intense party goers
Alcohol fueled them
Rather obscene
Started off as star
guests
Financial Trouble
Because of their party life, the Fitzgeralds
experienced financial trouble
They liked to throw extravagant parties
Because of Fitzgeralds party life and alcohol
addiction it was hard for him to focus on his
writing
Jazz Age
Jazz Age glorified the city life
F. Scott Fitzgerald called it a time when "the parties were bigger, the pace was
faster, the buildings were higher, the morals looser."
The war opened peoples eyes to unimagined tragedies and when it was over,
people just wanted to live again
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Fitzgeralds Real Life
Writings
The Fitzgeralds enjoyed fame and fortune,
and his novels reflected their lifestyles.
Since he and Zelda both were heavy drinkers people enjoyed
F. Scott Fitzgeralds writing during the Roaring 20s because
it was more edgy and risky.
After a while people started to get uninterested in his
writing and Zelda grew tired of it very quickly because he
wasnt making good money, and she wanted to live a rich
life.
Their relationship
3rd Hour
By: Kaven,Cody,Trace,and Katy
Zelda
Southern Belle
Affluent lifestyle
Upper class
Beautiful
Her father is a judge and a pillar of the
community
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Poor family
Born in September 24, 1896 in St. Paul
Minnesota
Went to a private school
Died of a heart attack at 44 years old on
December 21, 1940
Their relationship
They met at a country club in Montgomery
Got married on April 3, 1920
Had a daughter when Zelda was only 21
The declining marriage
Zelda went insane
F. Scott Fitzgerald wanted to stay loyal
He went to hollywood and cheated
He had a heart attack
They are buried together
THE END
Fitzgeralds Downfall
Shelby Miller, Autumn Trexel, Austin Haines, Anna
Steinhoff
Alcoholism
Drank at a young age
Was a lousy drunk
Fought with girlfriend
Alcohol was a priority
Relationship with Zelda
She had other affairs.
She was mentally unstable.
She also practiced ballet very intensely.
Downfall
Books werent selling
1937
o Moved to Hollywood
o Tried screenwriting
Couldnt stay sober
Got fired
Drank more
Death
Had a heart attack
o
In Sheilahs apartment
Thought he was a failed and broken man
Died December 21, 1940
The End
Fitzgerald and Hollywood
by: Rylea Stringer, Mason Lorber, Brady
Eisenmann, Brogan Bailey, and Dillon
Sanchez
First coming to Hollywood
in the summer of 1937, Fitzgerald was broke and
in debt
he was looking to make money being a
screenwriter, so he moved to Hollywood
Hollywood and Writers
Other writers that had the same idea as him:
Donald Ogden Stewart, Dorothy Parker, Robert
Benchley, S. J. Perelman, Nathanael West
Fitzgerald stayed in Hollywood for 2 and a half
years, longer than most failed screenwriters
Efforts in vain
Fitzgerald worked hard on his screenplays and
approached each as if he was writing a novel
unlike what some thought, he was not stumbling
around drunk all the time, he was working hard
on screenplays
Despite his efforts he never had any great
success during his time.
Fitzgeralds Attitude
he didnt actually like the movie Industry
he mocked himself as a hack in Hollywood
he is part of the Lost Generation
Movies
The Beautiful and the Damned - $2,250
This Side of Paradise - $10,000
Madame Curie - forgotten
A Yank at Oxford - forgotten
The End
The Rediscovery of
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Matt Shoemaker, Tony Schroder, and Sydney Logan
Initial Popularity
His work started off slow
Novels began to take off
Started to be regarded as the speaker of his
generation
People liked his style and topic
Made fat stacks
Decline
Great depression hit
Subject matter was no longer liked
Novels stopped selling
Partied too much and stopped turning out work
Personal life began to fall apart
Decline
Began small magazine article
Worked on movies as a writer
Was struggling to stay afloat
Died suddenly at an early age
Rediscovery
Works began gaining popularity again in the
Fifties
People began to read his novels
Novels sell record numbers
Readers once again liked his style and topic
Became an icon novelist that many admire