夢想家菲茨傑羅the Great American Dreamer(影像)

收集兩份菲茲傑羅生平介紹。 分別來自A&E和BBC電視台，各一小時。他雖然沒有寫一部自傳，但是他留下了大量的信件，後人也在他的小說字裏行間尋找他和太太Zelda的蹤影。

他被稱為偉大的美國夢的締造者，如同他在普林斯頓大學戲劇俱樂部的夢想，他就像一位魔術師，手持一個魔針，指指點點，讓周圍的人變成他戲中人。而他自己和太太Zelda就是那舞得最歡的一對。

夢醒時分，曲未終，人已散。人生如戲，戲如人生。他們這對歡喜冤家的愛恨情愁折射著一個時代的光影，撲朔迷離，令人矚目。



A&E 電視台製作the Great American Dreamer（設成了聯播，五個小部分，所以當前暫時顯示十分鍾，後麵會自動播放，點擊右下角放全屏）


BBC製作

這個貼是為送梅雨潭(美語壇)準備的，正好現在是周末，我們還在火爐一樣的訪問城市，這裏今天109度。看雪兒賽水球，希望你家比較涼爽。。。如果你再也聽不到我的消息，俺就是在這裏壯烈犧牲了。先試著用手機把代碼搬回家來發帖，朋友們如若有空，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 點擊以下詞匯就進入字典解釋

• 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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[京燕花園]

回複粉玫瑰的評論:
多謝粉玫瑰。熱得我的腦子木木的，回家了趕緊給你們寫幾句不要耽心。知道了為什麽有brain fried說法。

菲茲傑羅和海明威是迷茫一代的代言人，執迷其中也敢於付出，赴湯蹈火，在所不惜。

[粉玫瑰]

還在擔心你是否壯烈了，一看你在回帖，放心了。

菲茨傑羅一生為才華和金錢所困，人生如戲，戲如人生。

[京燕花園]

回複南山鬆的評論:
親愛的鬆鬆你真好，我活過來了，不過真的熱暈了，腦子不轉了。上午抱著一包冰，下午冰化沒了就灌了些冰水。看著這樣全民體育難怪美國拿很多奧運冠軍。

希望鬆鬆妹妹喜歡這些傳記視頻，趕明兒我再多寫幾句。新周愉快(^.^)

[南山鬆]

兩個視頻回頭都要好好看。前段時間看了你貼的有關他們生平的音樂劇，非常喜歡，裏麵的歌曲都那麽好聽。
燕燕，千萬不要壯烈犧牲，實在不行就直接跳到水球池裏玩個痛快~~~
謝謝燕燕酷暑下還給大家分享資料，問好！

[南山鬆]

沙發！