F.ScottFitzgeraldLiteraryCharacteristicsTheeraofFitzgeraldIt'saspecialerainAmericanhistory,aneraofpursueingmoney,aneraofdesiringromantic,thesurfaceofAmericanlifeisluxury,butemptinessandhelplessbehind,itisalsoafulloftauntera.FitzgeraldsaidtheageforGazzAge.ThekindofJazzAgestyle---YoungandglamorouspoplewhotrytolivetheAmericandreamofmoney,successandhappiness,onlytohavetheirlivestouchedbysadnessandeventragedy.TheexperienceofFitzgeraldEnteredthePrincetonUniversityLefttheuniversitywithoutgraduatingJointthearmyMetZelda(abeatifuldaughterofancourtjudge)anddeeplyfellinlove.Leftthearmy,writedhisnovel,shottofame,andwonZeldaashisbride.BecameactiveinNewYorksociety,enjoyedtheirloveandsuccess,livedaluxurylife.Pressedtowriteformoneybecauseofthedebt,hiswifewentmad.BeareddebtsandillnessThisSideofParadise,1920Fromtheprepschooltouniversity,goesthroughthefirstworldwarWishestosuccess,wantstomarryprettygirl.Butfamiliesispoor,beautifulwomendon'twanttomarryhim.sohehatesthesocialsystem,looksforwardtocomingasocialrevolution,turnshimintothepeakofsociety.ThisSideofParadise(1920)TheGreatGatsbyThepooryouthGatsbyfallsinlovewithabeautifulupperclassgirlDaisy.Gatsbyalsojoinsthearmy.Daisythinksheispoor,marrystherichTomTenderIstheNightAboutapoorbuttalentedyouthpursuesanidealdreamandfinaldefeats,becomesdecadentdepressionstory.LiteraryCharacteristicsThemes:moneyandlovedesireoftheyoungidealisticTheirlifeexperienceandspiritualworldhavethecloseinnerlinkwiththeauthor.Criticaloftherich--losementalstateandmoralstandardsandshowingthatwealthleadtheiremotionalmake-upwritingstyleHiswritingstyleissimple,vividgraceful,andpolished.Metaphorsandsymbols(useofcolors)hisnovelsarenotlongThepaceislight,swift,andimpulsive.