The Major Events and Influences of the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald

1850 Irish Immigrants are the people whom his mothers family decends from and whom influenced his upbringing in St. Paul Minnesota.  His father was a Southern gentleman whose persona he used to develop the character of Nick Carraway in the Great Gatsby.

St.Pauls academy was the prep school that Fitzgerald attended along with other young men from affluent families.  He was not well liked because of his writings for the school newspaper.

1911 Princeton football team which made him choose to attend Princeton.  Football was an important part of young mens life and Fitzgerald endevoured to play for Princeton even though he was small and not very adept at the game.

1913 He enters Princeton as an undergraduate. 

The begining of the war provides a convient opportunity for Fitzgerald to leave Princton; where he is neglecting his studies because of writing for the school paper and drama club, to become a second lieutenant for the American Army.

1918 F Scott Fitzgerald meets Zelda Sayre an 18 year old Alabama belle who he falls in love with and will eventually marry.  This picture was taken right after their marriage.

1920's-1940's were also known as the jazz age.  Fitzgerald was an infamous reveler who had a fast and extravagant lifestyle.  He could always be found on the party scene and became a very heavy drinker.