Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was a writer very much of his own time. “As Malcolm Cowley once put it, he lived in a room full of clocks and calendars” (Donaldson). Fitzgerald was born Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Scott spent most of his first decade in Buffalo and Syracuse, due to his father's job. When Proctor and Gamble let Edward Fitzgerald go, he returned his family to Saint Paul, where he began consuming large amounts of alcohol, which later plays
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on September 24, 1896 (sc.edu, 1). It seemed as though he was destined for greatness, having been named after the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner", Francis Scott Key. Throughout his life, however, he suffered many hardships and hindrances to hamper his great writing ability, and it seemed as though that he would never be recognized for his contributions to the American style of writing. In order
F. Scott Fitzgerald's life has been described as a “Tragic example of both sides of the American dream the joys of young love , wealth and success and the tragedies associated with excess and failure. ”(Willet, “The Sensible Things”). The Dominant influences on Fitzgerald and his work were aspiration,literature, Princeton, his wife and alcohol. With the constant fear of death and failure plaguing him his entire life, his literary works and his life accomplishments always seemed to be never good enough
versatility. When Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner, he wrote with more than one purpose. These purposes were to inform, to interpret, to persuade, to entertain, and to express feelings. One purpose behind the Star Spangled Banner’s composition was to inform. Francis Scott Key tells of a literal flag, still flying high in the midst of battle ruins. He describes the bombs and rockets that erupted during the night. He depicts the blood shed and the lives lost. Key was telling of the
“O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light” - these are the opening lyrics of Francis Scott Key’s poem, the lyrics began as something seemingly insignificant and ended up as the national anthem of the United States (Benson, 1477). This piece of poetry was written to tell how Francis Scott Key felt while he was watching a battle at Fort McHenry (“Star”). Some people may ask: why is “The Star Spangled Banner,” so highly looked upon? Why does the beginning of this piece of poetry get to be our national
The Star Spangled Banner represents freedom. The writer of the Star Spangled Banner was Francis Scott Key. The Star Spangled Banner was written during the Battle of Fort McHenry and was written for the Garrison Flag. The book, Rush Revere and the Star Spangled Banner by Rush Limbaugh, talks about the Star Spangled Banner and how it came to be. The song was written by Francis Scott Key, while he was on a British warship, trying to free his friend. His friend was named an American Doctor named Beanes
known as the “National Anthem,” Francis Scott Key’s “Star- Spangled Banner” uses form, sound and symbolism to tell the story of high hopes in America. In the “Star- Spangled Banner” sound plays a compelling role in every other line. The diction is the way a certain word or phrase is spoken. An example of diction in this poem is the emphasis on certain words. This emphasis creates a rhyme when read. Illustrating this in the first line of the poem, Francis Scott Key wrote: “Oh say can you see, by the
Star Spangled Banner, now known as the Iconic National Anthem of the United States of America was a poem written by Francis Scott Key that was inspired by the Battle of Baltimore, fought on September 12-14, 1814 during the War of 1812. Key wrote this poem from his own experience of actually being there to witness the battle, the defense of Fort McHenry, Baltimore. Francis Scott Key wanted readers to virtually see and feel what and how he did during this time and so his use of several literary devices
F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most compelling twentieth century writers, (Curnutt, 2004). The year 1925 marks the year of the publication of Fitzgerald’s most credited novel, The Great Gatsby (Bruccoli, 1985). With its critiques of materialism, love and the American Dream (Berman, 1996), this dramatic idyllic novel, (Harvey, 1957), although poorly received at first, is now highly regarded as Fitzgerald’s finest work (Rohrkemper, 1985) and is his publisher, Scribner 's most popular title, (Donahue
Out of all the American Patriotic Songs, that I had to chose to become the national anthem, I would make The Star-Spangled Banner written by Francis Scott Key to remain the national anthem for the United States of America. The Star Spangled Banner is a perfect song for our national anthem. A few reasons why this song should be/stay our national anthem is because in the lyrics The Star Spangled Banner talks about the American Flag and how it was still there, and Fort Mchenry never gave up. Every
Realism’s Influence on Literature and American Music The age of Realism brought together intellectuals such as the father of modern short stories, Henrik Ibsen, and famous musicians such as Scott Joplin. This exact movement communicated an abandonment from the influences of both the intellectual and romantic movements that came before it in America. Some of the most recognized works of American music and literature were produced outside of the period of Realism. The changes in society and the social
American flag was still up and waving in the wind. After this night, Key wrote a poem telling the events of that night. He called it “The Defense of Fort M’Henry”. It was published in the newspapers all over America. Someone put the poem to music using an old English tune called “To Anacreon in Heaven”. This song became America’s first national anthem in 1931. Fort McHenry is not just known for the night when Francis Scott Key put that night into poem, but it is known as a great fort with a very
“The Star-Spangled Banner” “The Star-Spangled Banner,” written by Francis Scott Key, expresses a great amount of bravery, commitment, inspiration, and patriotism for our country throughout the song. Francis Scott Key, an American lawyer, was held captive by the British Royal Navy during the War of 1812, because he heard some of their plans to attack the Americans. The inspiration for “The Star-Spangled Banner” comes from a flag that is still in existence today at the Smithsonian. It was first
not heard the song. It’s the National Anthem for crying out loud! For those who don’t know the US national song of devotion it is comprised of two sections, verses in light of the Francis Scott Key ballad " Defense of Fort M'Henry" and music composed by John Stafford Smith. “The sonnet was composed in 1812, after Key saw the Battle of Fort McHenry amid the War of 1812, being what it was, it was not set to music and received for authority utilize by the US Navy until 1889”(Accettola, p1). At that
“Land of the free and the home of the brave.” This line has represented the United States for decades. These words were captured in The Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key and since 1913, the United States has adopted The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem. We have used the Red, White, and Blue as one of our nation’s symbols. It has fifty stars, to represent the number of states we have in our Union. The military pledges its allegiance to the flag and the country which it represents
The poem “next to of course god america i” written by E.E. Cummings is a poem based on nationalism of America by its patriotic people and what they are capable of sacrificing for it. This interpretation is drawn from the fact that the narrator of the poem seems to be a cheerful patriot who praises America several times throughout the poem and seems to be trying to motivate the reader to agree with what he says. Although the poem is mostly about nationalism and serving your country by blindly obeying
A Critique of the movie Great Gatsby Love greed and corruption are the issues surround the movie Great Gatsby as they hit the United States of America city Ney York in the jazz ages. Derived from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, the movie is close to the book getting almost all the conversations from it. Fitzgerald terms the innocent as corrupt, and those corrupt were innocent. The film uses this contradictory statement to describe the relationship between the government and the public. The film start
Over the years people have often questioned our national anthem. The real question is should the national anthem be the Star Spangled Banner, or America the Beautiful? Let’s go back and take a look at history on both songs. Major George Armistead arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, in June, 1813, to take command of Fort McHenry. Fort McHenry was built so it could guard the water entrance to the city. George Armistead ordered Mary Pickersgill, a flag maker from Baltimore, to sew two flags for the fort:
became known as “The Star-Spangled Banner.” A gifted poet by the name of Francis Scott Key spectated the battle from the top of a hill (“History of the American National Anthem”). As he was watching the battle, he began to get an idea. He wrote the first verse of a song on the back of a letter. Back in Baltimore, he completed the four verses and copied them onto a sheet of paper (“History of the American National Anthem”). Key went to a local printer to issue the new song. Historians estimated it to
would never be so happy again.”(Fitzgerald). F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, into a very prestigious, catholic family. Edward, his father, was from Maryland, and had a strong allegiance to the Old South and its values. Fitzgerald’s mother, Mary, was the daughter of an Irish immigrant who became wealthy as a wholesale grocer in St. Paul. His upbringing, affected much of his writing career. Half the time F. Scott Fitzgerald thought of himself as the “heir of