F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer part 1

[covielloclown]

quite simply the greatest...this is the man that made me fall in love with the written word. his love letters to zelda in the sanitarium alone are the purest of poetry. whatever fatal flaws the man possessed personally, he had the touch of greatness and a lyrical ability to take on universal truths in a totally original way. what a consequential life!

[324wilson]

In my opinion, Fitzgerald can be compared even to authors such as Evelyn Waugh and P.G. Wodehouse!

[324wilson]

In my opinion, Fitzgerald can be compared even to authors such as Evelyn Waugh and P.G. Wodehouse!

[stuckinamomentt]

Why is everything told in terms of 'Fitzgerald trying to fit in' ?

[smgri]

yes



[wertheriano]

Junto con Faulkner, Kerouac, Miller y, tal vez, Thomas Wolfe.

[wertheriano]

Uno de los cinco mejores escritores estadounidenses del siglo XX.

[elpinguinolucy]

@thelonelyslayer I just don't find this homework interesting

[thelonelyslayer]

Did any of you catch the Fitzgeralds in "Midnight In Paris"? :-D

[thelonelyslayer]

September 24, 1896. Happy 115th birthday to F. Scott Fitzgerald! :-)

[masan155]

I hate the fact Ernest Hemmingway was so obscene to Scott. The ass after everything Scott did for him. Ernest work was still very young and Scott liked his work enough to be his editor, and give him notes.

[Usagi393]

@masan155 Tell me about it! Hemmingway was always jealous of Scott. It’s shame that Hemmingway was so insecure about himself because his work IS good. Not as good as Fitzgerald's in my opinion, and not as good as Hemmingway boasted about his own work in public, (contrary to how he felt in private), but still satisfactory.

[SteauaBucuresti]

@Usagi393

Hemmingway work is good? Oates may be good, Hemmingway´s works are masterpieces.

[Usagi393]

@SteauaBucuresti Well, of course, anything literary fiction is subjective, and while I do admit Hemmingway’s work is good, I just personally don’t think he is the literary genius that history has recorded him as. I prefer Fitzgerald’s work over Hemmingway’s, even though Fitzgerald hasn't been given the same recognition or praise as Hemmingway has by a large margin. However, that’s just my opinion, but thank you for sharing yours! ^_^

[snowtoology]

@Usagi393 I agree. I think Hemingway is terribly overrated, especially compared to Fitzgerald. I mean, Hemingway's novels are nothing but a few run-on sentences with a love interest that comes off as crazy and unbalanced... Which is clearly Hemingway's view on women.

[forwanderer]

@snowtoology those are great words!!!

[Usagi393]

@snowtoology Haha, true, true, that is a very EXCELLENT way to sum up the majority of Hemmingway’s work! ^_^ Given the time period of both men, and the submissive role of women and the trivializing attitude presented towards them, it’s no wonder that some women did become mentally unbalanced. If you have ever read “The Yellow Wallpaper,” this point is demonstrated brilliantly in a more psychological view of the causes and consequences of mental health than the brush off Hemmingway gave women.

[stokedmeliesguy987]

Did you know that the Legend of Zelda series is named after Zelda Fitzgerald?

[Usagi393]

@stokedmeliesguy987 Haha, yes, I did! XD

[biancus101]

Am I the only one watching this for a school project, and find it amazingly boring?

[thelonelyslayer]

@biancus101 I don't even understand your statement. How can you find not only the works, but the LIFE of the Fitzgeralds to be boring? They were one of the wildest couples to have existed.

[UnionKid15]

Thanks a lot for posting this.

[OliverZimbelman]

Gatsby is most certainly not his only good book. You have obviously not read his other work.

[MrDanielzeak]

#Tender is the night# is my shit!!!

[WDRSproductions]

I hate you Bishop stang

[jposh707]

One person is incapable of dreaming. :-(

[useyourtongue]

talented. but a hypocrite.

[beradification]

gatsby is his only good book, if you want a great american writer, try Jorge Luis Borges.

[thot4]

@beradification

sounds like a cool dude

[FavreianVengeance]

I agree - the media has exaggerated/romanticized F Scott - But it is still an interesting story and he is my favorite writer.

[crazylegs012]

What up Lisbon High!!!!!!!!!!!

[UnionKid15]

Thanks a lot for posting this.

[duckchopdelight]

got so horny from watching this

[jposh707]

@duckchopdelight ummm.... OK.

[beradification]

fitzgeralds reputation is massively exagerated by the american media

[fenderbender92]

@beradification I still enjoy reading his books and short stories. What now?

[SagaciousSilence]

"She was that kind of girl. She knew how to FFF--"

*video ends*

I'm sure we all know what she knew how to do that starts with F--- ;)

[techboy7218]

R.I.P. F. Scott Fitzgerald, 70th anniversary of his death tmrw :(

[st3vo94]

the only reason im watching this is because i im doing a paper on him for school.

[LBJTV]

@st3vo94 Haha same here, but my teacher is kind of forcing the class to watch this too in a way..

[toddadale]

To Hell with Hemingway; Scott will always be the ONE

[AntiMichaelG]

It's too bad that at the time of his death--he didn't realize how important a writer he would become. I know for me, as an aspiring author, his influence rings through almost every scene I write. Thank you for posting this.

[edgarkarg]

Grazie thanks for posting this!!

[mpvisualism]

thanks so much! This is going to be great for my F. Scott Fitzgerald seminar! :)

[ClarityinWonderland]

Thank you for posting this! I might have something rare and F. Scott related on my channel soon that I think you will like.

[TheMarzipanJesus]

Am I the only one watching these because I'm actually interested in the material?

[scrumpydoo23]

No.

[theblackparade1039]

@TheMarzipanJesus: never fear... I'm in love with the man.

[yoogregcon]

@TheMarzipanJesus im here with yea.

[acmedressform]

@TheMarzipanJesus  nope

[beradification]

@TheMarzipanJesus Quite possibly, fitzgerald was a 10th rate writer and the so called american golden age is long long gone sonny.

[th3mant0th3g0d]

thanks so much for uploading these...this is perfect for my IOP on great gatsby

[gq7662]

Can't thank you enough...

[ConalCochran]

Thank you so much for uploading these!