A Moveable Feast Blog #2

A Moveable Feast Blog Post #2

A) Scott Fitzgerald Character Development:

            Scott Fitzgerald is very stubborn and childish when he is first introduced and when he is having drinks with Hemingway, Scott’s face lost its entire colour and he left in a taxi without saying anything. When Hemingway asked him if he was ok the next time he saw him he denies anything happening; “What do you mean you are sorry? What stuff hit me what way? What are you talking about, Ernest?” (152) Scott’s stubbornness and childless continues during Hemingway and Scott’s trip to Lyon. When they meet up at the Hotel in Lyon and they are having breakfast; Hemingway says it will be easier to get lunch along the way, but Scott refuses and claims that the Hotel make them a lunch because: “I had told him that the chicken was wonderful in Lyon and that we should certainly take one with us” (161). This is another sign of Scott’s stubbornness, and another example is when he is pretending to be sick and when his temperature comes back normal he demands: “Try it on yourself. I have to be sure” (171). Scott also tends to be manipulated by Zelda because when Scott is working; “Zelda would begin complaining about how bored she was and get him off on another drunken party” (181). This shows a sign of Scott’s immaturity throughout the book. As the book progresses, Scott does as well, and his writing tends to improve along with his maturity; “Scott did not write anything any more that was good until after he knew that she was insane” (186). This quote states that Scott finally realized that Zelda was manipulating him and trying to mess up his work. Once Scott realized this, it says that his work also improved. When Scott is first introduced he tends to be stubborn, childish and is manipulated by Zelda, but as he develops he becomes slightly more mature and realizes that his wife is crazy.

B) Hemingway’s Writing Tips

1. “All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know” (12).

            Hemingway believed that any true writing, was good writing. This tip is saying that if you write the truest sentence that you know, it will make the piece. This tip could help you to write an honest sentence.

2. “I would write one story about each thing that I knew about” (12).

            Here Hemingway is expressing what writing means to him. He uses writing as a way to express his knowledge, so he says that you should use all of your knowledge, in your writing. He thinks you should never leave your knowledge unexpressed, so you should make a story for each thing you know about. This tip could help you in expressing all of your knowledge.

3. “I learned not to think about anything that I was writing from the time I stopped writing until I started again the next day” (13).

            This tip is to help you keep the same train of thought when you are writing each time. You pick up at the same train of thought you were thinking about the last time. If you are thinking about the book when you are not writing, you may not be able to write the thoughts down, and the ideas would be wasted. It is also useful to think about your work only when you are working. This tip could help you not waste ideas, and to develop ideas only when you are working.

C) I would like to visit Lipp’s in Paris. The way Hemingway described it makes it seem like a friendly place and a good place to eat. The descriptive way that Hemingway describes the food sounds very appetizing; “I ground black pepper over the potatoes and moistened the bread in the olive oil” (73). The fact that Hemingway is in a good mood when he is at Lipp’s lightens a positive mood on the place as well; “I knew the stories were good and someone would publish them finally at home” (73). All the cafés and restaurants in Paris are very good, so visiting any of them would be enjoyable.