Introduction to F. Scott Fitzgerald in English_原创精品文档.pptx

IntroductiontoF.ScottFitzgeraldinEnglish

目录CONTENTSLifeandContextsOverviewofMainWorksWritingstyleandcharacteristicsLiterarystatusandinfluenceComparisonwithotherwritersThePersonalLifeandCreativeRelationshipofF.ScottFitzgerald

01CHAPTERLifeandContexts

ChildhoodandAdolescenceF.ScottFitzgeraldwasbornin1896inSt.Paul,Minnesota,toanuppermiddleclassfamilyHehadaprivilegedupbringing,attendingprivateschoolsandsummercampsFirstLoveandHeartbreakAsayoungman,FitzgeraldfelldeeplyinlovewithagirlnamedGinevraKing,whorejectedhismarriageproposalThisexperiencehasbeenfoundtohaveinfluencedhiswriting,specificallyhisthemesofloveandlossEarlyexperiences

FitzgeraldattendedPrincetonUniversity,wherehestudiedliteratureandwritingHewasanactivememberofthePrincetonTriangleClub,amusicalcomedytroupePrincetonUniversityAftergraduationfromPrinceton,FitzgeraldenrolledatOxfordUniversityasaRhodesSchoolHowever,hestruggledwithalcoholismandfailedtocompletehisdegreeOxfordUniversityEducationalBackground

LiteraryAchievementsEarlyShortStories:FitzgeraldBeganhisliterarycareerbypublishingshortstoriesinpopularmagazinessuchasTheSmartSetandScribersMagazine.Hisearlystoriesareoflatewiththemesofyouth,love,anddebateTheGreatGatsby:Publishedin1925,TheGreatGatsbyisFitzgeraldsmostcommonworkIttellsthestoryofJayGatsby,ahealthysocialwhopinsforhisoldloveDaisyThenovelexploresthemesofwealth,occupation,andtheAmericanDreamTenderIstheNight:Publishedin1934,TenderIstheNightisFitzgeraldsfinalcompletednovelIttellsthestoryofDickDiver,apromisingpsychristwholifeisrunbyhiswifesmentalillnessandtheirsubsequencedownspiralThenewdealswiththemesofmadness,love,andloss

02CHAPTEROverviewofMainWorks

要点三ThisSideofParadise(1920)Fitzgeraldsfirstnovel,asemiautonomousaccou