梦想家菲茨杰罗the Great American Dreamer(影像)

收集两份菲兹杰罗生平介绍。 分别来自A&E和BBC电视台，各一小时。他虽然没有写一部自传，但是他留下了大量的信件，后人也在他的小说字里行间寻找他和太太Zelda的踪影。

他被称为伟大的美国梦的缔造者，如同他在普林斯顿大学戏剧俱乐部的梦想，他就像一位魔术师，手持一个魔针，指指点点，让周围的人变成他戏中人。而他自己和太太Zelda就是那舞得最欢的一对。

梦醒时分，曲未终，人已散。人生如戏，戏如人生。他们这对欢喜冤家的爱恨情愁折射着一个时代的光影，扑朔迷离，令人瞩目。



A&E 电视台制作the Great American Dreamer（设成了联播，五个小部分，所以当前暂时显示十分钟，后面会自动播放，点击右下角放全屏）


BBC制作

这个贴是为送梅雨潭(美语坛)准备的，正好现在是周末，我们还在火炉一样的访问城市，这里今天109度。看雪儿赛水球，希望你家比较凉爽。。。如果你再也听不到我的消息，俺就是在这里壮烈牺牲了。先试着用手机把代码搬回家来发帖，朋友们如若有空，值得一看。

From A&E:
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer

F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. In novels such as Tender is the Night, This Side of Paradise, and The Great Gatsby, he captured the mood and manners of his time. He and his wife, Zelda, enjoyed a hedonistic expatriate life as they split their time between New York, Paris and the Riviera. The characters and plots he created with ethereal lyricism and social accuracy mirrored the glamorous lifestyle he led in the madcap excess of the Roaring Twenties. Through interviews with family members and confidantes, this program presents an intimate portrait of a literary giant whose life was touched by tragedy. Authors such as Tobias Wolff and Joseph Heller reflect on Fitzgerald’s legacy and lasting influence. Join BIOGRAPHY for an insightful look at F. Scott Fitzgerald—the man who gave the Jazz Age its name.

F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer would be useful for classes on American History, Literature, Drama, and American Culture. It is appropriate for middle school and high school.

Vocabulary 点击以下词汇就进入字典解释

• armistice 
• aspirations 
• asylum 
• aura 
• convention 
• debutante 
• destitute 
• devastated 
• elaborate 
• exasperate 
• expatriates 
• icon 
• indulgence 
• inebriated 
• laborious 
• prestigious 
• prominent 
• relish 
• schizophrenic
  
  

Discussion Questions

 

1. How did the failures of F. Scott’s father affect his life and attitudes?

    

2. Why are the 1920s known as the “Roaring Twenties.” What made this decade so different from the decade before or after it?

    

3. How did the “Jazz Age,” a moniker Fitzgerald coined, provide a climate favorable to his work?

    

4. Although he attended the finest schools, Fitzgerald came from a modest background. How did he use his budding literary talents to gain social acceptance during his schooldays?

    

5. Zelda Fitzgerald was the quintessential “Southern belle” during her youth. What is a “Southern belle?” How does it reflect cultural differences between the northern and southern regions of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

    

6. How was Fitzgerald a spokesperson for his generation? Can you compare him with any celebrity today who is a spokesperson for his/her generation?

    

7. Although Ernest Hemingway and Fitzgerald were friends, why was there a jealous tension between them? Had they collaborated, how could they have used their jealousy to create a great work?

    

8. The “Roaring Twenties” gave way to the Great Depression of the 1930s. How did F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s lives mirror the historical timeline of their era?

    

9. How did Fitzgerald draw on his own life experiences to create his characters and plot lines?

    

10. How did alcoholism play a role in the destruction of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s lives?

     

Extended Activities

 

1. Create a timeline that compares the events of the 1920s and 1930s to Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s lives.

    

2. Create a poster or advertisement that celebrates the end of Prohibition in the United States.

    

3. Read a work of F. Scott Fitzgerald and write an essay that explores how his characters are a reflection of the people and events of his own life.

    

4. Research clothing styles of the 1920s and 1930s, then design your own outfits for the two decades. How do the clothing styles reflect the different moods and circumstances of the two decades?

 

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[京燕花园]

回复粉玫瑰的评论:
多谢粉玫瑰。热得我的脑子木木的，回家了赶紧给你们写几句不要耽心。知道了为什么有brain fried说法。

菲兹杰罗和海明威是迷茫一代的代言人，执迷其中也敢于付出，赴汤蹈火，在所不惜。

[粉玫瑰]

还在担心你是否壮烈了，一看你在回帖，放心了。

菲茨杰罗一生为才华和金钱所困，人生如戏，戏如人生。

[京燕花园]

回复南山松的评论:
亲爱的松松你真好，我活过来了，不过真的热晕了，脑子不转了。上午抱着一包冰，下午冰化没了就灌了些冰水。看着这样全民体育难怪美国拿很多奥运冠军。

希望松松妹妹喜欢这些传记视频，赶明儿我再多写几句。新周愉快(^.^)

[南山松]

两个视频回头都要好好看。前段时间看了你贴的有关他们生平的音乐剧，非常喜欢，里面的歌曲都那么好听。
燕燕，千万不要壮烈牺牲，实在不行就直接跳到水球池里玩个痛快~~~
谢谢燕燕酷暑下还给大家分享资料，问好！

[南山松]

沙发！