advertisingagency in New York (Bruccoli xx). It was at this time that Zelda broke their engagement(Bruccoli xx). Fitzgerald was determined to earn money so that he could marry Zelda(Beebe 340). Once his first novel, This side of Paradise, was finished, it was an instantsuccess (Beebe 340). One month later Francis Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre married(Beebe 340). Their honeymoon was in New York City (Beebe 340). New York was theperfect city for the young and popular couple. During their stay in New York theyindulged in all-night parties accompanied by alcohol (Beebe 340). They became ascandalous couple in debt (Beebe 340). Fitzgerald found time to work on his writing;since the success of his first novel, he had easy access to the popular magazines of the time(Beebe 340). In 1921, Frances Scott Fitzgerald, daughter of Francis Scott Fitzgerald, wasborn (Eble [14] ). After the birth of their daughter, Francis S. Fitzgeralds family livedbetween America and Europe (Beebe 340). They became part of the lost generation ofAmerican expatriates (Beebe 340).As far as influences are concerned, Fitzgerald was first influenced by his parents toenter St. Pauls Academy in Minnesota (Beebe 339). Later, when he enrolled in theNewman Catholic prep school, he was influenced by Father Sigourney Fay, whoencouraged his ambitions and personal achievements (Bruccoli xix). When Fitzgerald fellin love with Zelda Sayre he began to write his first novel to try to earn enough money tomarry the young and beautiful Zelda Sayre (Beebe 340). It may seem at times thatFitzgerald used his own life to influence his novels. For example, in the novel This Side ofParadise, Fitzgerald wrote about a wealthy young man form the mid-west who attendedPrinceton (Beebe 340). The character in the novel was also a ladies man who fell in lovewith a woman who rejected him for another with more money (Beebe 340). In relation tothe novel, Francis Scott Fitzgerald was from...
