F. Scott Fitzgerald

Research F. Scott Fitzgerald. What key biographical information can you find that will help you better understand his work? Hint: you will see overlaps between his life and what happens to his characters. - A key note from his biographical background is that he was born in the 20's. This could possibly mean that his writing could be about music and the Jazz Age. He was a very heavy drinker and growing up he and his family went through many hard times, so his stories may be about hard times.

Fitzgerald proclaimed: "An author ought to write for the youth of his generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." Discuss what you think this quote means and how it might be important to understanding this book.
He wanted to educate the younger generation because they would eventually be the next critics and school teachers.

Research the 192os in America. What were some of the important historical events during that time? The 1920's was the Jazz Age and is also often called the roaring 20's. It was called the roaring 20's because industry began to boom. This included the invention of the model A automobile and it was avalible on the market. - The 19th amendment was passed for woman's suffrage. - Prohibition went into effect in the United States. - and Herbert Hoover was elected as president in 1928.

Translate the following phrase: "Exegit monumentum aere perennius."
I have erected a monument less lasting than bronze