Francis Scott Fitzgerald

The Beautiful and the Damned Annotated Francis Scott Fitzgerald

The Beautiful and Damned tells the story of Anthony Patch in 1910s New York, a socialite and convincing heir to a tycoon's prosperity; his complicated marriage to Gloria Gilbert; the couple's upsetting experience with wealth and status; his brief service in the Army during World War I; and Anthony and Gloria's journey through alcoholism and partying. Gloria and Anthony's story deals with the hardships of a association, specifically when they are each rutted against the other's selfish arrogance. Once the couple's infatuation with each other fades, they begin to see their differences that do more destruction than good, as well as leaving each other with some frustrated hopes.