Engagement Called Off and Second Heartbreak

In June 1919, Zelda Sayre broke off her engagement to F. Scott Fitzgerald, a decision that left the aspiring writer in a state of despair. Fitzgerald, who had once envisioned a promising career in New York City, found his dreams shattered as he struggled to convince Zelda that he could provide for her. This rejection came on the heels of his earlier heartbreak when he was turned down by Ginevra King two years prior, compounding his feelings of inadequacy and disappointment. During this tumultuous period, the Jazz Age was flourishing in Prohibition-era New York City, yet Fitzgerald felt increasingly defeated and directionless. His dissatisfaction with his advertising job and the weight of his romantic failures contributed to a sense of hopelessness that would later influence his literary work. The emotional turmoil stemming from these rejections would ultimately shape Fitzgerald's writing, as he sought to capture the complexities of love, ambition, and the American Dream in his future novels. #mooflife #mof #MomentOfLife #F.ScottFitzgerald #ZeldaSayre #1919Engagement #JazzAge #AmericanLiterature