A Snobbish Story by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald | Published: November 29, 1930

A Snobbish Story Synopsis

"A Snobbish Story" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in The Saturday Evening Post on November 29, 1930. This story is a part of the Josephine Perry series.

Josephine Perry is a stunning girl from a wealthy family. Her father withdrew her from the Brereton School because she hugged a boy in the chapel, but their reputation remains unscathed due to their prominence in the neighborhood. When Josephine arrived at the tennis competition in Lake Forest, she was seated next to Mrs. McRae, who insisted that she would do the maxixe (a Brazilian dance) with her nephew at the Vaudeville. But Josephine has her eye on a young man with a dark set of eyes with round shoulders she has never seen before.

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It is difficult for young people to live things down. We will tolerate vice, grand larceny and the quieter forms of murder in our contemporaries, because we are so strong and incorruptible ourselves, but our children's friends must show a blank service record. When young Josephine Perry was "removed" by her father from the Brereton School, where she had accidentally embraced a young man in the chapel, some of the best people in Chicago would have liked to have seen her drawn and quartered.

About F. Scott Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Fitzgerald was a renowned American writer born in 1896 to a middle-class family in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His works are considered iconic for their vivid descriptions of life during the Roaring Twenties. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century and is often referred to as "the voice of the Jazz Age." Fitzgerald's writing style was often characterized by its lyrical beauty and romanticism. He was also known for his unique ability to capture the complexity of human emotions and experiences. Find out more about F. Scott Fitzgerald at sevenov.com.