弗朗西斯·斯科特·基·菲茨杰拉德是他那个时代最重要的美国作家之一。他写了他所生活的那个令人不安的时期,也就是所谓的爵士时代。在这个时代,人们要么富有,要么梦想着巨大的财富。1896年9月24日,他出生在明尼苏达州的圣保罗。f·司各特·菲茨杰拉德(F. Scott Fitzgerald)是爱尔兰人,与他的名字弗朗西斯·司各特·基(Francis Scott Key)以及马里兰贵族都是远亲。

他的父母,在Rockville,马里兰州和圣保罗2月13日星期三,马里兰州和玛丽麦基妥齐兰的格伦玛丽农场的Edward Fitzgerald菲茨杰拉德的外祖父是一位非常成功的批发商人。他的祖父英年早逝,他的父亲无力维持工作,迫使整个家庭极度依赖他祖父的遗产财富。菲茨杰拉德小时候就读于圣保罗学院。1911年,他进入了位于新泽西州哈肯萨克的纽曼学校。菲茨杰拉德的父亲没有工作,只能依靠妻子继承的遗产,这让他感到内疚和羞耻,但他对父母都充满了爱。他早年生活中的这些内心冲突可能导致了他无法管理自己的财务,以及他对获得极端财富的持续痴迷。菲茨杰拉德后来去了普林斯顿大学,在那里写作和足球是他的主要兴趣。在那里,他遇到了朋友埃德蒙·威尔逊和约翰·皮尔·毕晓普。菲茨杰拉德太小了,不能踢足球,所以他加入了一个叫“三角俱乐部”的兄弟会,这是校园里第二负盛名的俱乐部,足球是第一。从普林斯顿毕业后,菲茨杰拉德曾对一位朋友说:“我想成为有史以来最伟大的作家,不是吗?”(Bruccoli, 1981)。 In 1917, Fitzgerald joined the army and prepared to fight in World War I. It was soon after his mobilization that he sold his first story to the Smart Set. This was the beginning of Fitzgerald’s passion for writing, and at this time Fitzgerald also met his future wife Zelda while serving in the army.

由于没有足够的钱来赢得赛尔达的爱,又没有被送去打仗,于是菲茨杰拉德回到明尼苏达州开始写另一本书。这本书几乎没出版,但却说服了泽尔达嫁给了他。于是,1920年4月3日,他们在纽约的圣帕特里克大教堂结婚了。菲茨杰拉德的第一部小说《人间天堂》(This Side of Paradise)在一周内卖出了2万册。菲茨杰拉德对自己的作品能赚到钱感到很兴奋,这开始了菲茨杰拉德每部小说之后都会写一系列短篇小说的习惯。然后,菲茨杰拉德开始试验他的写作天赋。菲茨杰拉德在1923年11月创作了他的第一部也是唯一一部剧本,名为《蔬菜或从总统到邮递员》。这部剧本的失败让菲茨杰拉德伤心欲绝,没有动力。在这个时候,菲茨杰拉德夫妇开始了他们的欧洲之旅,并开始了他们酗酒和破坏生活的历史。1922年7月,菲茨杰拉德给一个朋友写了封信说:“我想看看我的立场。”我想写一些新的东西一些非凡的、美丽的、简单的和复杂的图案(Bruccoli, 1981)。” After many attempts at writing a masterpiece, on April 11, 1925, Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was released. The Fitzgeralds continued to roam Europe with daughter “Scottie.” Fitzgerald was unable to manage his finances and was constantly in debt. He was always living beyond his means and borrowing money from his next unwritten story. During this period of Fitzgerald’s life he was relying on short stories as the main and only income. It has been figured by Matt Bruccoli that during Fitzgerald’s life span he made around $386,382 an average of $21,466. In 1930, Zelda had her first nervous breakdown.

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在斯科特努力写下一部小说时,她被送进了精神病院。她的大部分时间都在约翰霍普金斯大学度过。菲茨杰拉德花了很多时间写《夜色温柔》。《夜色温柔》主要基于赛尔达的精神分裂症和她在瑞典疗养院的15个月。在这本书中,菲茨杰拉德在照顾赛尔达的过程中所表现出的痛苦象征着书中的人物。欧内斯特·海明威和菲茨杰拉德一生都是好朋友。每个人都以一种象征性的方式写对方。据说海明威曾写过泽尔达的精神错乱是如何让菲茨杰拉德看不见他的作品的。1937年,菲茨杰拉德去好莱坞拍摄电影剧本。在那里,他写了关于帕特·霍比的故事,并开始创作《最后的大亨》。在此期间,他还在与好莱坞八卦专栏作家希拉·格雷厄姆交往。菲茨杰拉德在格雷厄姆的公寓心脏病发作,于1940年12月21日去世。 She was the only other women Fitzgerald had ever been with. At this time Fitzgerald had completed less than half of The Last Tycoon. It was later published on October 1941. Fitzgerald was buried at Rockville Union Cemetery in Rockville, Maryland. This poem written by Fitzgerald was found after his death and perhaps best describes Fitzgerald’s unsettling life. It reads as follows: “Your books were in your desk, I guess and some unfinished, Chaos in your head Was dumped to nothing by the great janitress of destinies” (Bruccoli, 1984). Eight years after the death of Fitzgerald Zelda died in a fire. Fitzgerald’s life was filled with ups and downs but mostly downs. He was a struggling writer that was at the peak of his career in life before he knew how to handle success. He made a masterpiece from his struggles and problems. Fitzgerald’s life was spent trying to accomplish two things; being part of the high society and writing a book that would make him famous.

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他完成了一个能够做另一个的能力。它摧毁了他为了他的写作而让他的妻子失去了思想,但他不能忍受他失败时的痛苦。他痴迷于改进他的杰作《了不起的盖茨比》,当不能超越它时,他就觉得自己是个失败者。菲茨杰拉德死时试图从“曾经的人”中复活他的名字,并把它放在了曾经的最上面。正如他的一句名言所说:“所以我们奋力向前,逆水行舟,不断地倒退到过去”(格罗里埃百科全书,1993)。展示他试图回到过去的失败尝试让他觉得自己无法控制自己的命运,因为命运永远不可能像他的过去那样成功。他确实知道他的作品将在美国文学界拥有永久的地位。菲茨杰拉德的生活反映了他的小说。他的生活充满了爱和悲剧。他追求自己的梦想,而在现实生活中,他常常实现这些梦想。他渴望获得自己的青春和纯洁。 He produced thousands of short stories, often times to support their frivolous lifestyles as well as to tell their stories. Many scholars have critiqued his work and their desire to interpret Fitzgerald’s work line the shelves of libraries. The Great Gatsby is a Great American Classic in which hundreds of thousands of copies are sold each year to high school and college students every where. Much of his work has been translated into 35 languages. It’s ironic that more of Fitzgerald’s books are sold every year than were sold during his lifetime.

引用本文:William Anderson(SchoolWorkeHelper编辑组),“Francis Scott Fitzgerald:传记&作者,”学校努力, 2019,//www.chadjarvis.com/francis-cott-fitzgerald-biography-author/

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