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-Fitzgerald's success was driven by his fear of being forgotten, his sympathy for the "small" people, and his dreaming of becoming, not being.
-By this he meant the important thing is the striving, or the dreaming to
be better
-Infatuated with glamor and loneliness
-He was fueled by the want to be in the better social class.
-He believed Princeton would be complementary to that change.
-He viewed Princeton as, "lazy, good looking, and aristocratic."
-There he was victim to the animosity between the rich and poor, and learned to cherish it.
-He was kicked-out, and went into the military. This led to his writing career. He thought he wouldn't see things as important after the war.
-At his military base he met his wife, Zelda Fitzgerald. Her parents did not approve of him.
-His fear of being forgotten and his need for her parents approval led to his first novel, "This Side of Paradise."
-Launched his marriage and his career.

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Newton Period 3 GATSBY

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

"Poor Boys Don't Marry Rich Girls"
-Fitzgerald's success was driven by his fear of being forgotten, his sympathy for the "small" people, and his dreaming of becoming, not being.
-By this he meant the important thing is the striving, or the dreaming to
be better
-Infatuated with glamor and loneliness
-He was fueled by the want to be in the better social class.
-He believed Princeton would be complementary to that change.
-He viewed Princeton as, "lazy, good looking, and aristocratic."
-There he was victim to the animosity between the rich and poor, and learned to cherish it.
-He was kicked-out, and went into the military. This led to his writing career. He thought he wouldn't see things as important after the war.
-At his military base he met his wife, Zelda Fitzgerald. Her parents did not approve of him.
-His fear of being forgotten and his need for her parents approval led to his first novel, "This Side of Paradise."
-Launched his marriage and his career.

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Iconic

-Fitzgerald developed his obsession with wealth and status, as well as his desire to belong among the elite
-He coined the term "Jazz Age"
-he lived in fiction
-He made constant excursions to Europe and made money writing short stories for magazines and sold his stories and novels to Hollywood studios. Fitzgerald called these sales "whoring" because his passion laid in writing novels
-Due to his frivolous life style and Zelda's medical bills, he was in a constant financial struggle
-he was an alcoholic since his college days and died thinking he was a failure.
3.

Rebel

-The 1920's - 30's was an uproar of rebellion
-Flapper Girls in the 1920's were fashionable young women intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior
-they had bobbed hair, listened to jazz, and disdained acceptable behavior
-Zelda Fitzgerald was a complete Flapper and proud of it
-She wanted to shock people
4.

OpporTunity

Prohibition was the prevention by law of the making and manufacturing of alcohol during 1920-1933
-Seen as an opportunity by bootleggers, people who sold alcohol illegally
-Arnold Rothstein, used prohibition as a major economic opportunity for business.
-he was a racketeer, and controlled organized crime
-he understood early century capitalism and dominated it
-Led to a new class, the Nouveau Riche, rich people who acquired their wealth within their own generation
-were disdained by old rich


5.

Dreaming

-Fitzgerald's connotation of the "American Dream" was doing better that everyone economically and by status
- In the 18th century it meant freedom
- 19th it meant: through hard work, perseverance, and effort, one could pull themselves up and become a millionaire
- Today, it has turned into a grubbing for material possessions, the big house serves as the symbol for the ever increasing standard of living
-The American Dream no longer has its original intent
6.

Trimalchino in West Egg

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-He finally wrote "The Great Gatsby" in 1923, published in 1925.
-He wrote because he wanted to depict the roaring 20's and wanted literary acclaim.
-He wanted to create a masterpiece, something new and extraordinary
-first received mixed reviews, he thought it was a failure
-other titles included "Trimalchino in West Egg", "Trimalchino", "Gold Hatted Gatsby", and "Under the Red White and Blue"
-Major themes include: aspiration to start over, social politics and the brutality of betrayal, irony and tragic ending, excess rich, and the recklessness of youth.

Kathryn Newton