biographical info.- his 1st published was a detective story in the paper when he was 13. He continued writing and fell in love with Zelda. She said that she would not marry Scott until he had money. After his book was published they married and had a daughter... Frances Scott Fitzgerald. Their marriage was very complex after that and Zelda and Scott had gotten a divorce. They both later died. Scott in his girlfriend's home and Zelda in the asylum.
" an author ought to write for the youth of his generation, the critics of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward"- when he says this, it says that every book written should be important and entertaining for the children, the critics, and any that enjoy reading , but he also thinks it should be one to teach of.
important 1920s historical events- prohibition, teapot scandal, stock market crash
"Exegit monumentum aere perennius"- translation... i have errected a monument more lasting than bronze.
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