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Author: Francis Scott Fitzgerald

About the Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald is an American author of novels and short stories whose writing is exemplary for Jazz Age writing, a term he coined himself. He is also considered one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. Fitzgerald is also considered a member of the “lost generation” of the 1920s. He wrote four novels: This Side of Heaven, The Beautiful, The Damned, The Great Gatsby, and The Soft Night, plus a fifth, unfinished, Merchant’s Last Love, which was published posthumously. He also wrote several short stories dealing with themes of youth, aging and despair. His novels were also represented in cinematic films, the most famous of which is The Great Gatsby in 2013.

The Vegetable book pdf download By Francis Scott Fitzgerald

The Vegetable, or From President to Postman is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald evolved into a play. In the original publication of The Vegetable, or From President to Postman (1923), F. Scott Fitzgerald included the following quote on the title page: “Any man who does not wish to go into the world, to earn a million dollars, and perhaps even put his toothbrush in the White House, He has not had quite as much as a good dog – he is nothing more or less a vegetable.” Fitzgerald used this quote, which he claimed came “from an existing magazine,” as a starting point for his only published play. This stand-up comedian mocks the ambitions of an ordinary man who wants to be President of the United States – that is, if he can’t become a postman. The play revolves around the adventures of middle-class fighter Jerry Frost. The 35-year-old is “a railroad clerk with $35,000 a year. He doesn’t have any eyebrows, but nonetheless he’s constantly trying to connect them.” His marriage to Charlotte (30) is boring, and he is stereotypically boring by her (cf. Ralph Kramden, Fred Flintstone, Homer Simpson, et al.). We learn in the first chapter that Jerry wanted to be a postman, but somehow blames his wife for losing that ambition…

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