Fitzgerald is just being ridiculously drunk again. After the Princeton game, they were going home in his Buick car driven by his chauffer and he was so drunk, he insisted that they had passed the turn when they were just coming upon it. All I can say is that you have to be pretty drunk not know the road to your house because you drive it pretty much every day. Fitzgerald and Zelda's relationship troubles me. They should just separate because they just sound like they are complete opposites and their personalities are driving them apart anyway.
I didn't like the chapter that told how Hemingway had an affair. It proves that he is shallow and thinks too much about sex like any man. Men are too visual and they are weak. If a young attractive female makes more than one pass at a male, he will go after her without thinking 95% of the time. I guess they think it is irresistible and their brain stops functioning. Even though he loves his wife and she is a good match for him, he can't resist a female wanting him. It's despicable.
On a side note, I googled "lesbians in France in the 1920s" and it said that lesbianism, affairs, and drinking/partying were big in that time period, so I guess Hemingway was "cool" in his day.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Week 6: March 12-18
It was nice what Ezra and Hemingway did for Mr. Eliot. It is nice to help out a fellow writer financially, even though he is kind of competition. (He is a poet.) The conversation between Hadley and Hemingway was awkward and weird to read; It was a little intimate. Bumby is such a cute little boy. Children always do the cutest things.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Week 5: February 27-March 4
(pg. 143-174)
I've decided that Fitzgerald is a hypochondriac. He always thinks he is sick. In the beginning of this reading, he is convinced that he has "congestion of the lungs,"which Hemingway tries to convince him is the French way of saying pneumonia. Hemingway tries to convince Fitzgerald that he has none of the symptoms and he can't possibly have pneumonia. However, Fitzgerald just discredits everything he says. He seems to do this a lot. Even if Fitzgerald asks Hemingway's opinion of something, he doesn't believe what Hemingway says is true.
Fitzgerald seems to be an even more interesting character than in the previous reading. Apparently he is a lightweight and alcohol puts him to sleep, yet he is an "alcoholic," which is funny. But, when we are introduced to his wife, Zelda, it becomes clear as to why this is. He really doesn't like to drink much, but he is jealous and worried about Zelda's wild nighttime outings, he often goes with her. Zelda really is a handful, because she complains every minute that Fitzgerald isn't spending with her, making it difficult for him to be sober and work. Zelda is even more jealous--or should I say selfish--than Fitzgerald because she complains about him going anywhere without her and is especially jealous of his success. I believe that Zelda will cheat on him.
I believe that Scott is a good guy, but his wife makes him absoasaslutely insane. If he ever gets rid of her--which he won't voluntarily because he is hopelessly in love with her--he will be able to focus on his work, be more successful as a writer, and consequently be happier. So far I don't like Zelda at all.a
I've decided that Fitzgerald is a hypochondriac. He always thinks he is sick. In the beginning of this reading, he is convinced that he has "congestion of the lungs,"which Hemingway tries to convince him is the French way of saying pneumonia. Hemingway tries to convince Fitzgerald that he has none of the symptoms and he can't possibly have pneumonia. However, Fitzgerald just discredits everything he says. He seems to do this a lot. Even if Fitzgerald asks Hemingway's opinion of something, he doesn't believe what Hemingway says is true.
Fitzgerald seems to be an even more interesting character than in the previous reading. Apparently he is a lightweight and alcohol puts him to sleep, yet he is an "alcoholic," which is funny. But, when we are introduced to his wife, Zelda, it becomes clear as to why this is. He really doesn't like to drink much, but he is jealous and worried about Zelda's wild nighttime outings, he often goes with her. Zelda really is a handful, because she complains every minute that Fitzgerald isn't spending with her, making it difficult for him to be sober and work. Zelda is even more jealous--or should I say selfish--than Fitzgerald because she complains about him going anywhere without her and is especially jealous of his success. I believe that Zelda will cheat on him.
I believe that Scott is a good guy, but his wife makes him absoasaslutely insane. If he ever gets rid of her--which he won't voluntarily because he is hopelessly in love with her--he will be able to focus on his work, be more successful as a writer, and consequently be happier. So far I don't like Zelda at all.a
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