F. Scott Fitzgerald Background

F. Scott Fitzgerald was washed up and ruined by the age of forty.

• True

• False

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F. Scott Fitzgerald felt like an outsider during school because....

• He was not athletic.

• His family had very little money.

• He was ugly.

• Trick - he was popular.

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What made F. Scott Fitzgerald popular in school?

• Money

• Good looks

• Sports

• Writing

F. Scott showed early signs of alcoholism in college.

• True

• False

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This Side of Paradise was...

• Not a book written by Fitzgerald.

• The first book written by Fitzgerald.

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"Rich girls don't marry poor boys" is a reoccurring theme in the two pieces of literature we will read by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Agree or Disagree with the statement. Explain why.

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The Great Gatsby was NOT a commercial success.

• True

• False

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Zelda struggled with...

• Money

• Mental health

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What was Fitzgerald's marriage to Zelda like?

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Describe Fitzgerald's relationship with Ernest Hemingway (were they really friends, etc.).

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