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1、F.ScottFitzgeraldandtheJazzAgeTheRoaring20’sThe20’sarealsoreferredtoas“TheJazzAge,”atermcoinedbyF.ScottFitzgeraldTheJazzAgebeganwiththeendofWWI,atatimewhen,forthefirsttime,theU.S.hademergedasaworldpower.TheJazzAgeendedwiththestockmarketcrashof1929.Thisdecadesawchangesinlifestyleandtechnologythatrev
2、olutionizedAmericanlifeinsuchawaythatithasneverbeenthesamesince.TheGreatGatsbyErainAmericaModel-TbecameawayoflifeandpeoplecouldtravelasneverbeforeMailordercatalogues,suchasSears,cameoutandAmericanshadaccesstoworld’sbiggeststoresHollywoodwasbecomingafactoryoftheworld’sdaydreams;WallStreet–theworld’s
3、moneymartAmericansbecameobsessedwiththefrivolous:alcohol,music,dancing,andsexF.ScottFitzgeraldsaidtoberepresentativeoftheAmericanviewpointbecause:HewasoneofAmerica’sgreatestdreamers.HereflectedAmerica’sexaggeratedhopesanddreams,especiallyTheAmericanDream.Hewasself-indulgent.Hewaspassionateandcommit
4、tedandhedied“withhisbootson.”F.ScottFitzgeraldChronologyBornSept.24,1896inSt.Paul,Minnesota.FullnameFrancisScottKeyFitzgeraldHisearlylifeisshapedbythefactthathismother’sfamilyiswealthybuthisfatherisunsuccessfulatbusinesssomoneyisalwaysanissue.Heispoorbutheattendsprep.schoolswhichmakehimfeellikeanou
5、tsider.EntersPrincetonUniversityin1913.Tries,unsuccessfully,toplayforthefootballteam.WritesforthePrincetonTigerandbeginstowriteandactinplays.Impressespeersthisway.FallsinlovewithGenevraKing,awealthyyoungsocialitebutisrejected.Heisnotwealthyenough.1915--dropsoutofPrinceton1916--returnstoPrinceton191
6、7—isplacedonacademicprobation.Joinsthearmyasasecondlieutenant.Firstnovelattempt,TheRomanticEgoist,isrejected1918--meetsandfallsinlovewithwealthysocialiteZeldaSayre.Theybecomeengaged.Theirsisoneofthegreatlovestoryoftheirtime!1919--EndofWWI--Fitzgeraldisdischargedfromthearmy.Zeldabreaksoffengagementd
7、uetoFitzgerald’slackoffinancialsuccess.1919--Workinginadvertising,Fitzgeraldislivingwithhisparentsandwriting1919--WritesandsubmitsnovelThisSideofParadise.ItisacceptedbyScribners,anditisahugesuccess.1920.Fit
