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F. Scott Fitzgerald- The Voice of a Generation

F. Scott Fitzgerald- The Voice of a Generation. The “Roaring Twenties”/ “Jazz Age”. During the 1920’s many Americans lived with reckless abandon Looked for personal fulfillment through material wealth and social acceptance/status.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald- The Voice of a Generation

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  1. F. Scott Fitzgerald-The Voice of a Generation

  2. The “Roaring Twenties”/ “Jazz Age” • During the 1920’s many Americans lived with reckless abandon • Looked for personal fulfillment through material wealth and social acceptance/status

  3. However, this quest for pleasure was ofen accompanied by a sense of inner despair and emptiness • F. Scott Fitzgerald captured both the gaiety and the emptiness of the time in his writing • Said to be the “voice of his generation” • He coined the phrase “The Jazz Age”

  4. Fitzgerald’s Life • F Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896 in Minnesota • Was a distant relative of the composer of “The Star Spangled Banner” • Family had little money but big social aspirations

  5. Fitzgerald went to Princeton but failed to graduate because of his “Lifestyle”= too much partying • So enlisted in the Army in 1917 • Wrote his first novel in 1920 called “This Side of Paradise” – it was an instant success

  6. With the instant money and fame was able to convince Zelda Sayre to marry him • Zelda was used to a life of wealth and extravagance • The couple mingled with the rich and famous-attending countless parties and spending money recklessly

  7. Zelda and F. Scott

  8. Despite his wild lifestyle, Fitzgerald remained a productive writer • His most successful novel The Great Gatsby was published in 1925 • However, in 1929, with the stock market crash his life changed drastically

  9. His reputation as a writer started to go downhill • He had financial difficulties • Wife suffered several nervous breakdowns and was institutionalized • Fitzgerald died after suffering a heart attack at age 44 in 1940; Zelda died in 1948

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