How Did F Scott Fitzgerald's Expatriation
The Lost Generation: Expatriates in Paris “The Lost Generation” is a group of artists that left America because they were disillusioned and disgusted by the quickly developing consumerism and materialistic desires found in America during the 1920s.(Sarah Ferrell) The people of the 1920s had been shaped and molded by the vicious, and basically pointless, World War I. Their lives had evolved and been formed to fit the war, and when it ended their morals, mentality, and skills no longer fit into “normal” life. Americans began rebelling in all kinds of ways.
The younger group living in the twenties started to question the elder generation, becoming rebellious, flighty, and disregarding traditional beliefs. Real world problems were ignored; …show more content…
This novel ,This Side of Paradise , is about a man and his struggles through life, including his dutiful enlistment into World War I. F. Scott Fitzgerald brought attention to America’s youths’ love affairs and “petting parties.” (Seeking meaning in life) This Side of Paradise was published in 1920, making him famous almost overnight. His life then moved into a constant stream of opulent soirees and jazz dances full of more promiscuous dancing than ever before and falling into alcoholism. Soon after This Side of Paradise, Fitzgerald and his new wife, Zelda Sayre, left for Paris; lured by the artistic culture, historic architecture, and the beauty and promise of Paris, he wrote one of his most well-known novels, The Great Gatsby, a dramatic novel about one man’s observation of the destruction done by characters in the rich upper class society. Swiftly, however, his life turned to tragedy. His young wife died in a fire, having been placed in a mental institution following some serious mental breakdowns. He was soon consumed in his alcoholism and personal turmoil, thinking himself a failure. Fitzgerald was swallowed up in an America that preferred partying to dealing with real issues; and that is how he lived his life; wrapped up in parties and
The younger group living in the twenties started to question the elder generation, becoming rebellious, flighty, and disregarding traditional beliefs. Real world problems were ignored; …show more content…
This novel ,This Side of Paradise , is about a man and his struggles through life, including his dutiful enlistment into World War I. F. Scott Fitzgerald brought attention to America’s youths’ love affairs and “petting parties.” (Seeking meaning in life) This Side of Paradise was published in 1920, making him famous almost overnight. His life then moved into a constant stream of opulent soirees and jazz dances full of more promiscuous dancing than ever before and falling into alcoholism. Soon after This Side of Paradise, Fitzgerald and his new wife, Zelda Sayre, left for Paris; lured by the artistic culture, historic architecture, and the beauty and promise of Paris, he wrote one of his most well-known novels, The Great Gatsby, a dramatic novel about one man’s observation of the destruction done by characters in the rich upper class society. Swiftly, however, his life turned to tragedy. His young wife died in a fire, having been placed in a mental institution following some serious mental breakdowns. He was soon consumed in his alcoholism and personal turmoil, thinking himself a failure. Fitzgerald was swallowed up in an America that preferred partying to dealing with real issues; and that is how he lived his life; wrapped up in parties and