FF. Scott Fitzgerald Amy Zettler.pptVIP

F. Scott Fitzgerald When and Where was He Born? He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 24th, 1896. His dad, Edward was from Maryland and his mother, Mary was an Irish immigrant who became wealthy as a grocer. They were both Catholic. Why is he important to us today? He is important to us today because we have a direct source as to what life was like in the 1920s in his point of view. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald describes the 1920’s as an era full of greed, moral corruption, and unending social activities. (Writinghood, par. 2). What was his family like? He has one daughter, F