Let’s finish off our week and discussion about “The Great Gatsby” by diving a bit deeper into the great (pun intended) mind of F. Scott Fitzgerald.

⚪️ Fitzgerald was named after his distant cousin, who penned the lyrics to the US national anthem — “The Star Spangled Banner”. As we can see, genius runs in the family

⚪️ F. Scott was once besties with another prominent American writer — Ernest Hemingway. Both were part of the so-called “Lost Generation” (a group of writers who came of age during the First World War). I guess great minds think alike and stay together… until a friendship breakup happens😩 Best friends turned into frenemies with both authors showing disregard towards the others’ writing style.

⚪️ Although a bit paradoxical, the “Great American Novel” was being written everywhere but America. While on a trip to Europe with his wife, Zelda, and daughter, Scottie, Fitzgerald was busy creating a novel filled with the zeitgeist of America’s Jazz Age.

Probably the most frequently asked question about the “Great American Dreamer” is what the “F” in his name stands for. Do you know the answer?

We’ll be patiently awaiting for your guesses in the comments section) ⬇️

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