F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald was a writer how was influenced by his ....

" dreams of becoming rich and famous, succeeds, and is then destroyed by his dream; who realizes his gifts early and burns out early."
* Because of his intust of being in the upper class, most of the storys of his book, The Great Gatsbay was about people in the first class with diffrent businsess.


"In 1935 Tender Is the Night, a novel that many admirers of Fitzgerald’s work regard as his finest novel, was published; it sold few copies. To earn money he went to Hollywood, where he was treated as a dim figure from the past and given hack writing jobs. He has described his state of mind during these years in several disturbing, memorable essays."

"Fitzgerald suffered a nervous breakdown, and from then on she spent most of her time in sanitariums. Fitzgerald was obliged to find money to pay her bills; in addition, he had run up considerable debts"


* He was involved in Hollywood, and this book he had discribed his atate of mind after his fife's death

Reflections of American Culture

Looking back at the books we have read it says a lot about American culture and what it means to be an American. The chalenges and coflicta that we face as Amricans is learnig to ;ive with each other in a moral way. In the Bean Tees, the main chraceter Taylor was helping two eligal immgrants to find their way in a safe place to live. This shows the lives of many Americans today.

Personal Ad Reflection

I think that in 3rd per, Antu's group did a good job because it looked so real and they did a good on presenting Pruffrock as a formal and interesting kind of person.

J. Alfred Prufrocks at Gunderson

YES there are students like J. Alfred Prufrocks at Gunderson kids that find it hard to associate with other students, people that are more independent and sometimes narrow minded. I think I can be like that sometimes not just to the opposite sex but to people in general. I think it is because I try to look too much into the reasoning behind having to get to know people. I don't like that about myself I should want to know and care for people because it is the right think to do not because I will get something out of it.

Debate Information and Reflection on Homework

After WW1 America was too involved and not only that but was declining in it's economy. The US is expanding its troops and using technology to kill people. Imperialism also begin spreading in the minds of the leaders this was because the need for resources and new market was growing during the war. Any how, the country was in a time of materialism and consumerism that made the real value of the people the country was gone.