F. Scott Fitzgerald in St. Paul, Minnesota
Dave Page gave a tour of many locations in St. Paul, Minnesota, associated with F. Scott Fitzgerald. The author of novels and short stories such as The Great Gatsby is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Mr. Page told stories about Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald’s life and the influence the city had on his work and showed places he lived and frequented on social occasions. Dave Page is the author of the biography F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota: Toward the Summit and the editor of collections such as The St. Paul Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Description
Dave Page gave a tour of many locations in St. Paul, Minnesota, associated with F. Scott Fitzgerald. The author of novels and short stories such as The Great Gatsby is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Mr. Page told stories about Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald’s life and the influence the city had on his work and showed places he lived and frequented on social occasions. Dave Page is the author of the biography F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota: Toward the Summit and the editor of collections such as The St. Paul Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Describe Fitzgerald's childhood and family as Dave Page discussed.
- What role did the idea of money play in his stories?
- Describe Fitzgerald's school experiences.
- Explain the process of how he published his first book and the impact it had on his life.
- Describe his relationships with people who did have money.
- How did the Louis Hill house inspire Fitzgerald's stories?
Additional Resource
Participants
Vocabulary
- Civil War
- Frivolous
- Genre
- Inferiority Complex
- Jazz Age
- Notoriety
- O. Henry Award
- Victorian Age