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was an American writer

Associated with the lost generation

It is a group of authors who write about their experience from WWI.

The typical motives: war, death, loneliness, trauma

His wife’s name was Zelda

After their marriage they traveled around the Europe and visited Paris

Later on Zelda suffered from depression

The F often stole Zelda’s stories from her diary and used taken in his famous book Great Gatsby

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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (_______ - _______) was an American (_______ - _______) and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the (__________)a term he popularized in his short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age. During his lifetime, he published four novels, four story collections, and 164 short stories. Although he achieved temporary popular success and fortune in the 1920s, Fitzgerald received critical acclaim only after his death and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the (_____) century.

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Francis Scott Fitzgerald is part of lost generation.           Kačka a Nela                                     

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Francis Scott Fitzgerald is part of lost generation.           Kačka a Nela                                     

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- this is a young generation marked by war                                - cultural events: development of cinematography, emergence of new genres – grotesques, animation, comics    - three currents expressed in literature: realistic, experimental, detaboo
- formed in the period of prosperity (20s – 30s)
- reaction to World War 1
- north American authors (Hemingway)                                      - northern European authors
- motives: traumas from the war, efforts to return to normal life, criticism of the lifestyle of the wealthie, classes, search for truth, the American dream and its unattainability

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Francis Scott Fitzgerald was an american writer and was associated with the Lost generation. His wife's name was Zelda. After their marriage they travelled around Europe and visited Paris. Later on Zelda suffered from depression. Fun fact is that Fitzgerald often stole Zelda's stories from her diary and used them in his most famous book Great Gatsby.
The main motive of this work is american dream.
Lost generation is a group of authors who wrote about their experience from WWI. The typical motives are war, death, loneliness and trauma.

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F. S. Fitzgerald (_____-_____)

Fitzgerald was born in ________,____ in _____ (year). He was the son of Irish immigrants.

He joined the army in 1917. In 1920 he married his wife Zelda Sayre.

He published his first novel in 1920 called _________. His second novel _______ became very popular as well. To maintain his affluant lifestyle, he wrote numerous stories for popular magazines.

He travelled to Europe where he met writers of "The _____ generation". In 1925 he wrote his most famous novel __________, which was at the time a commercial failure.

Later in his life he became an alcoholic and died of _______ in ______ (year).

Made by Matouš Stejskal and Jakub Žampach.

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American writer and scriptwriter
was born in 1896
Studied on Princeton
Representative Lost generation
Lost generation: writers who experienced the First World War
Motives: the First World War
Books:
The Great Gatsby
Beautiful And Dammed
Flappers And Philosophers
The Currious Case Of Benjamin Button

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The American Dream:
Love and Romance
Social Class and Status
Wealth and Materialism
Illusion vs. Reality
The Loss of Innocence
Alcohol and Excess

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was the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties. It was a time of cultural and social change in the United States, characterized by economic prosperity, cultural rebellion, and the pursuit of pleasure, youth, and modernity. Fitzgerald's writing captured the spirit of the era, exploring themes such as the pursuit of wealth and status, the critique of the American Dream, decadence and excess, social class dynamics, and the changing roles of women.

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Francis Scott Fitzgerald is a typical representative of the literary period known as the "Jazz Age" or the "Roaring Twenties." This era was characterized by social and cultural changes, and Fitzgerald's writing captured its spirit through themes of wealth, materialism, and the pursuit of the American Dream. His novel "The Great Gatsby" is often seen as one of the definitive works of the Jazz Age.

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Francis Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, was an American writer known for his novel "The Great Gatsby" and his contribution to the literary movement called the "Jazz Age" or the "Roaring Twenties."

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(ER, RV)
Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, born in __________ (state), was one of the authors from the era of ______________.
During the WWI he ___________.
He went on honeymoon with his wife to ____________ and they stayed there for _____ years.
He wrote ________________ for magazines, before he died he was nonstop ____________.
He died in _________.

Some of his works:

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Francis Scott Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald was born in (place) ___________ (Saint Paul, Minnesota) in (year) _______ (1896). He was an American novelist, essayist and _______ ______ (short story) writer.

He was born into a ______(middle)-class Catholic family and was named after his distant cousin, Francis Scott Key, who wrote the lyrics to the American national anthem ”_______ ________-_________ ________“ (The Star-Spangled Banner). As a boy, he was described by his peers as unusually intelligent with a keen interest in ________ (literature). His father was an ________ (alcoholic) and his mother’s inheritance supplemented the family income. His first piece of ______(fiction)  was published in the school newspaper.

Fitzgerald was part of a group of writers called ______ _______ _______ (The Lost Generation) along with Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck etc. In this period, the people were idealistic, they sought the meaning of life and they usually suffered from alcohol and ______ (drug) abuse.

His first novel (1920) was called The Side of Paradise and his most famous novel came out 5 years later with the name _____ ______ _____ (The Great Gatsby). He also wrote some short stories, for example Bernice Bobs Her Hair, May Day or The Rich Boy.

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Franciss Scott Fitzgerald was born in ......... (year).
During ......... enlisted in the army.
After he got married with ..........., they went on honeymoon to ............, where he stayed for 10 years.
He was ............. by critiques of his time
His main income was writting ............ to ..............
He wasn't as popular as ................(job)
He died in ..............., because of a sudden .............
Member of ................
His work: ............(1934).............(1941)..........(1920)............(1925)