Helen M. Turner: Breaking Down Fitzgerald

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2 Title Page BREAKING DOWN FITZGERALD HELEN M. TURNER

3 Copyright Copyright © 2022 by Helen Turner. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per‐copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750‐8400, fax (978) 750‐4470, or on the web at www.copyright.com . Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748‐6011, fax (201) 748‐6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permission . Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. For general information on our other products and services or for technical support, please contact our Customer Care Department within the United States at (800) 762‐2974, outside the United States at (317) 572‐3993 or fax (317) 572‐4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic formats. For more information about Wiley products,visit our web site at www.wiley.com . Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data is Available: ISBNs: 9781119805328 (paperback), 9781119805335 (epub), 9781119805342 (ePDF) COVER ART & DESIGN: PAUL MCCARTHY

4 Breaking Down Fitzgerald: Introduction

5 Chapter 1: Fitzgerald's Life CHILDHOOD AND PRINCETON (1896–1917) MEETING ZELDA AND EARLY SUCCESS (1918–1924) THE GREAT GATSBY AND EUROPEAN TRAVELS (1924–1931) TENDER IS THE NIGHT AND “THE CRACK‐UP” (1931–1937) HOLLYWOOD AND THE LAST TYCOON (1937–1940) FURTHER READING FURTHER VIEWING NOTE

6 Chapter 2: Literary and Cultural Context THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH MODERNISM AND A CHANGING LITERARY LANDSCAPE THE ROARING TWENTIES THE 1930S AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION THE UNITED STATES VERSUS EUROPE CHANGES IN HOLLYWOOD FURTHER READING NOTES

7 Chapter 3: Early Novels: This Side of Paradise (1920) and The Beautiful and Damned (1922) THIS SIDE OF PARADISE: COMPOSITION THIS SIDE OF PARADISE: SYNOPSIS THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED: COMPOSITION THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED: SYNOPSIS FURTHER READING FURTHER VIEWING NOTE

8 Chapter 4: The Great Gatsby (1925) COMPOSITION SYNOPSIS THEMES STRUCTURE MOTIFS CHARACTERS FURTHER READING FURTHER VIEWING FURTHER LISTENING NOTE

9 Chapter 5: Later Novels: Tender Is the Night (1934) and The Last Tycoon (1941) TENDER IS THE NIGHT: COMPOSITION TENDER IS THE NIGHT: SYNOPSIS TENDER IS THE NIGHT: INTERPRETATIONS THE LAST TYCOON: SYNOPSIS THE LAST TYCOON: REFLECTIONS ON AN UNFINISHED NOVEL FURTHER READING FURTHER VIEWING

10 Chapter 6: Short Stories and Essays SHORT STORIES ESSAYS FURTHER READING FURTHER VIEWING FURTHER LISTENING

11 Conclusion

12 Bibliography

13 Index

14 End User License Agreement

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2 Table of Contents

3 Title Page BREAKING DOWN FITZGERALD HELEN M. TURNER

4 Copyright Copyright © 2022 by Helen Turner. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per‐copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750‐8400, fax (978) 750‐4470, or on the web at www.copyright.com . Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748‐6011, fax (201) 748‐6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permission . Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. For general information on our other products and services or for technical support, please contact our Customer Care Department within the United States at (800) 762‐2974, outside the United States at (317) 572‐3993 or fax (317) 572‐4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic formats. For more information about Wiley products,visit our web site at www.wiley.com . Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data is Available: ISBNs: 9781119805328 (paperback), 9781119805335 (epub), 9781119805342 (ePDF) COVER ART & DESIGN: PAUL MCCARTHY

5 Breaking Down Fitzgerald: Introduction

6 Begin Reading

7 Conclusion

8 Bibliography

9 Index

10 End User License Agreement

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