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1. In a June 1925 letter to Maxwell Perkins, Fitzgerald called “Winter Dreams” “A sort of 1st draft of the Gatsby idea.” Focusing on characterization and theme, discuss the accuracy of Fitzgerald’s appraisal.
2. Fitzgerald often treated the “New Woman” who emerged in the 1920s. Define this term. Choose three of his female characters—two from short stories and one from a novel—and discuss how each embodies characteristics of the “New Woman.”
3. Discuss the causes and possible solutions for the “crack-up” that Fitzgerald describes in the three Crack-Up essays: “The Crack-Up,” “Pasting It Together,” and “Handle with Care.”
4. Fitzgerald fell in love with and married a southern girl, Zelda Sayre. Using three of his short stories—“The Ice Palace,” “The Jelly Bean,” and “The Last of the Belles”—define his vision of the South and of the young women it produced.
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1. Chronology
2. About F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. Fitzgerald at Work
4. Fitzgerald’s Eras
5. Fitzgerald’s Works
6. Fitzgerald on Fitzgerald and on Writing
7. Fitzgerald as Studied
8. Study Questions
9. Selected Bibliographical, Biographical, and Critical Studies (Includes Works on Zelda Fitzgerald)
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