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In 1908, Scott's father lost his job and became depressed. He felt like he was a failure and Scott swore he would never fail like his father did,
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Scott was accepted to Princeton.
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In his junior year at Princeton, he was placed on Academic Probation and was forced to drop out. This caused Scott to fall into Depression and start his bad drinking habits.
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After going to a dance, meeting his version of a "golden girl" Scott was told that "Poor boys don't marry rich girls".
Scott felt like he had failed.
The U.S entered World War 1, and Scott headed off the boot camp dreaming of success in the war. -
While awaiting to be deployed, Scott attended a party at a country club where he met the beautiful and wild Zelda Sayre. Zelda was said to "melt everything inside" of Scott Fritzgerald.
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In June of 1918, Scott leaves for Alabama where he would wait to be deployed.
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In 1918, the war ended and so did Scott's dream of being a war hero. Through his discouragement, Scott proposed to Zelda and she said yes.
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Scott left Zelda behind for a short period of time to pursue his writing. Zelda grew bored and broke off the engagement.
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In the first day of its release, This Side Of Paradise sold out. At the age of 23, Fritzgerald finally gained recognition and the same he had always dreamed of. All he could think about was getting Zelda back.
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A week after the release of This Side Of Paradise, Zelda takes Scott back and they are married.
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On the 10th of October, Zelda gives birth.
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The Beautiful and The Damned is a story about a toxic couple.
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The pair decided to move to Europe so Scott could focus on his writing. He was working on The Great Gatsby.
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The couple were very wild but that all was put on pause for Scott's writing of The Great Gatsby. Zelda grew bored and spent days at the beach where she met a handsome man named Edward Josan. Zelda cheated.
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The New York Post wrote a nasty article slandering Fritzgerald and his career crashes.
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At the age of 44, Scott dies of a massive heart attack.
