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Class: Fitzgeralds Biography

READING

Video 1: F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer part 1 (9:55 min) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_g-0u1wfNc) 1. How did the failures of F. Scotts father affect his life and attitudes?

2. Why are the 1920s known as the Roaring Twenties? What made this decade so different from the decade before or after it? How did the Jazz Age provide Fitzgerald a great climate for his stories?

Video 2: F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer part 2 (9:56 min) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_liemIeSDk) 1. How does This Side of Paradise remind you of themes from Modernist literature?

2. How was Fitzgerald a spokesperson for his generation? Can you compare him with any celebrity today who is a spokesperson for his/her generation?

3. What was the French Riviera like in the 1920s?

4. How did alcoholism play a role in the destruction of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgeralds lives?

After youve watched both videos: How do you think Fitzgerald will draw on his own life experiences, dreams, and goals to create his characters and plot lines? What do you think his stories will be about?