numerous new literary techniques, including shifting points of new and the
F. Scott Fitzgerald Was one of the most famous writers of this time. His most
well-known novel The Great Gatsby which was published in 1925 is perfect example of the
outlook Americans had on life during the modern age.
Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul Minnesota. He was
the only son of Edward and Mollie McQuillan Fitzgerald.
When Scott was old enough his parents sent him to St. Paul Academy. It was there that
he wrote his first short stories and published them in the school Magazine. After three years at
the Academy, Fitzgerald dropped out due to poor grades. He then enrolled in the Newsman
School where he continued his experiments with writing. There he met Father Sigourney Fay the
person who would become the most influential figure in his early life, both creatively and
personally" (Prigozy 89). Fay made the Newman experience much more successful for Fitzgerald
In 1913 Fitzgerald entered Princeton University. The years that followed would be central
to his development as a writer. There he wrote lyrics for the University's Triangle Club
Productions and wrote for the Nassau Literary Magazine. He was a social success at Princeton,
but was forced to drop out in 1913 when war and literary fame got in his way of keeping decent
In 1917 Fitzgerald applied for a commission in the eh army and was appointed a second
lieutenant. He spent fifteen months in the service before discharged in 1919. He then returned to
St. Paul and submitted a novel, This Side of Paradise, which was published in 1920. The novel
became very popular and established Scott as a writer. After that Fitzgerald wrote many more
novels, including The Great Gatsby published in 1925. This novel was called "one of the most
scrupulously observed and beautifully written of American novels" (New Yorker)92. He be...