Lesson 3.03

By Rmurphy09

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald was born.

  • Enters Princeton University

    Enters Princeton University

    Fitzgerald entered Princeton University, where his primary goal was to achieve social and literary prominence by writing for the Triangle Club.

  • End of University Education

    While at Princeton, his focus on socializing and writing for campus clubs led him to neglect academics, resulting in probation and eventually him leaving without a degree.
  • Military Duty

    Military Duty

    Fitzgerald left Princeton to join the army during World War I.
  • Meeting Zelda

    Meeting Zelda

    While training at Camp Sheridan in Montgomery, Alabama, he met Zelda Sayre.

  • Engagement Broken

    Zelda breaks off their engagement since he wasn’t making enough money

  • Jazz Age and The Roaring Twenties

    Fitzgerald became the unofficial spokesperson for the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties
  • First Novel

    First Novel

    Published his first novel, This Side of Paradise.

  • Marriage

    F. Scott Fitzgerald married Zelda Sayre on April 3, 1920, in New York City.

  • A Daughter

    F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald have a daughter named Frances Scott Fitzgerald.

  • Another Novel

    Published The Beautiful and the Damned
  • Another Novel

    Another Novel

    Published The Great Gatsby

  • Zelda's Mental Health

    Zelda Fitzgerald's mental health issues escalated into a recognized breakdown when she was 30 years old.

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald died.

  • Zelda's Death

    Zelda Sayre dies in a fire that happened at the hospital where she was being treated for mental health disorders.