Often seen as a mirroring the contemporary movement of American history
itself, Scott Fitzgerald's literary life was a roller-coaster ride from
early success in the 1920s to apparent oblivion by the end of the 1930s.
This study attempts to account for such a problematic career by focusing
on Fitzgerald's struggle to sustain a perilous balancing act between his
commitment to a totally involving life on the one hand, and his parallel
commitment to the serious business of art on the other.