F Scott Fitzgerald Accomplishments

There is nothing that illustrates the Jazz Age more than F. Scott Fitzgerald. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life is a compelling portrayal of the Jazz Age. He had eventful, complete life that came from nothing and suddenly altered. Most of his writings were romantic yet tragic. When you read his writings you will find that his characters come alive with his vivid writing style. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fitzgerald left Princeton University to go into the U.S. Army. The first novel that made him popular was, “This Side of Paradise.” He became an instant celebrity. His third novel “The Great Gatsby” had a very hard hit, but one of the other novels “Tender is the Night.”, was considered a collapse at the time. He soon struggled which lead to becoming a dreadful alcoholic that got more destructive as life went on predominantly because of his wife’s diminishing mental health. (Onion) F. Scott Fitzgerald died before finishing his book, “The Last Tycoon.” He did end up getting declared to be one of America’s greatest and most proficient writers. Fitzgerald had really good fortune and really bad fortune which summarized the era at the

Fitzgerald's life was full of ups and downs. With the struggle with alcohol and the slow insanity of his wife, to the incredible luxurious life they once lived, drinking alcohol in flasks, having great parties, and ending them with jumping in outside fountains. He started writing in magazines when he started writing novels about the “Jazz Age” he even quoted, “It was an age of miracles, it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire”. Some of his books had no hits but his book “The Great Gatsby”, was about the pursuit of a young elegant flapper, “Daisy”. The book had represented the loud parties, the dumb love, jazz music, and the selfish lives of those in the jazz age. F. Scott Fitzgerald was one to be remembered and to be respected for his historical representation of the “Jazz