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    Zelda Fitzgerald Zelda Fitzgerald began life looking forward to what it could offer her. A popular debutante and success at everything she had yet to try enticed her to believe that she was infallible. It was only during her later life that she realized that life, both physically and mentally, had its breaking point. Though many things have been blamed as the cause of her mental breakdown, there is no specific root to her problem. Diagnosed as schizophrenic in 1930, Zelda would be condemned

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    Or so we think? F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Fitzgerald are one of the most iconic and chaotic relationships of their time. Any form of news platform would give you the latest scoop of what party the famous author and his southern belle throw and what crimes they commit. What happens behind the headlines and cameras flashing—a different perspective. Despite the witnesses pitying the alcohol-enraged novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald is the reason his wife Zelda Fitzgerald goes mentally insane. The

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    his stories. This essay will include comparisons of Fitzgerald and Zelda’s love life and personalities to the personalities and love life of the characters in his novels. How themes of his novels include feminism, racism, The American Dream, socio-economic division relates to

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    Zelda & F. Scott Fitzgerald Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, the first “American Flapper” and famous Great Gatsby author, in love, in a toxic marriage. They struggled together with not only alcoholism, but illness and jealousy. As a couple, they projected their stress and problems upon one another, even if they weren’t aware. Love makes people blind to the obvious, and it was obvious they weren't good for each other, yet they loved each other more than anyone could ever imagine. Even though Fitzgerald

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    Anthony’s wife, and Dot, Anthony’s mistress represents Fitzgerald 's wife, Zelda. The way that Anthony meets Dot, as well as the personalities and the lives of these women are very similar to Zelda Fitzgerald. Gloria is the sophisticated city girl, while Dot is the simplistic country girl sides of his wife. Gloria can be also classified as the wild public version, while Dot is the troubled private version. Zelda Fitzgerald is the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's wife, but she is also an American novelist.

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    Great Gatsby Influences

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    Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald The way a person writes can be influenced by several factors. In The Great Gatsby written by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, this novel is loosely based on Fitzgerald’s own life. The Great Gatsby is not only based on Fitzgerald’s life, but it was also influenced by his long-time love affair with Zelda Fitzgerald and his long time addiction to alcohol. The time period in which this novel was written was influenced heavily by the end of the War, this time period was also

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    off Fitzgerald’s own personal life and struggles. Fitzgerald coming from a poor family, uneducated, is America’s most famous writers of all time.The Beautiful and Damned the characters slowly go downward as the book advances. An uneducated, unknown childhood life turned out to be one of the greatest writers, Fitzgerald’s books portrayed his own life emphasizing flaws in every aspect. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24,1986. Fitzgerald was born in St.Paul, Minnesota . His father was not

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    Title: The life of Zelda Fitzgerald and her relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald Thesis: Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald is generally remembered as the flamboyant wife of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. Zelda, named after a gypsy queen in a novel, however, was a talented writer in her own right, recognized for her biting and bantering style. I. Introduction Zelda is sick and Mr. Fitzgerald is not allowed to see her Thesis Statement: Perhaps Fitzgerald was not ‘‘the inevitable male companion,” she would choose

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    A Tale of The American Dreamer As we reflect back into time, we wonder who may we reflect back on? Today, we will be focusing on F. Scott Fitzgerald. Our book title is called “F. Scott Fitzgerald:The American Dreamer”, and is scribed by John Tessitore. This book is nonfiction and is a(n) biography. We will also note that the story takes place in 1896, and in the city of St. Paul Minnesota. Stating the basis of this novel, and now moving on to learn more about our eccentric American

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    Francis Scott Fitzgerald Essay

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    Francis Scott Fitzgerald Thesis: Francis S. Fitzgerald was a talented writer; his only flaw was that he liked the combination of alcohol and the night life. One of the most widely recognized writers of the 1920’s and 1930’s was Francis Scott Fitzgerald (Beebe 339). He followed his dreams of being a writer, until he finally succeeded. Francis Scott Fitzgerald was a talented writer; his only flaw was that he liked the combination of alcohol and the nightlife (Coale 190). He spent his life

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