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Discussion starters
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What does Fitzgerald mean by the statement: "At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we
hide" (31)?
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Beegel says that males may fail to
"appreciate a short story about the gender socialization of young
women" (59). What kind of feminist reading do you give this
story?
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Beegel says that "Fitzgerald ...
portray[s] a generation adrift without moral guidance" (64). In
what ways do you confirm or disagree with this claim?
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Critical Sources:
- Beegel, Susan F. “‘Bernice Bobs Her Hair’:
Fitzgerald’s Jazz Elegy for Little Women.” New Essays on F.
Scott Fitzgerald's Neglected Stories.
Ed. Jackson R. Bryer. Columbia: U of Missouri P, 1996. 58-73.
- Kuehl, John. F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Study of the Short Fiction. Boston:
Twayne, 1991.
- Mary Hammock's essay, "Youthful
Malice -- Just a Little Friendly Competition." (looks
like a student essay from Case Western Reserve)
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