Students and general readers will jump into the exciting Jazz Age through F. Scott Fitzgerald's fascinating novels Glamourous parties, big dreams, and spectacular falls from grace await readers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's acclaimed works. His novels--This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night, and the unfinished Last Tycoon--are some of the most important books written about the American experience. In this book, you'll find out why. Learn about Fitzgerald's dramatic life: his marriage to the talented but unpredictable Zelda Fitzgerald, his years in Europe, and how the movies changed his career. Discover how he wrote such compelling novels and explore broader themes and symbols in his work as they relate to society today. Breaking Down Fitzgerald leads you through an investigation of Fitzgerald's Jazz Age America and takes you on a fun thematic tour through Fitzgerald's fiction. This is the only book of its kind aimed to help middle and secondary students experience the wonder and delight of Fitzgerald's writing. Young readers will come away with an understanding of why F. Scott Fitzgerald remains one of the great American voices, renowned around the world.