The Great Gatsby- Scott Fitzgerald context

The Great Gatsby- Scott Fitzgerald context

1. Zelda Sayre

   • Cheated on Scott
     • Edouard Jozan
     • France, 1924
   • Flapper
     • Inspired Jordan Baker
     • Smoking etc.
   • Hoped for her daughter to be a 'beautiful little fool'

2. Ginevra King

   • Met in 1915
     • Remained devoted until 1917
   • Married in 1918 to Mitchell
     • Due to wealth
   • Based Daisy on her
     • Fitzgerald's likeness to Gatsby

3. Gatsby

   • Poor and rejected, like Scott
     • Ginevra King like Daisy
   • New moneyy
     • Hosted enormous parties
     • Supplied and but didn't drink alcohol
       • Scott became an alcoholic
   • Joined army

4. Tom Buchanan

   • Became violent due to alcoholism
     • When Tom hits Myrtle
   • Corrupt marriage

5. Nick Carraway

   • From Minnesota
   • Went to Ivy League Universities
   • Relationship with a flapper