But what right do writers have to borrow from real people, and what should stay put in the domain of private life? As he writes in his essay for this series, both Zelda and Scott borrowed heavily from life-and from each other-to make their art, and they both criticized the other's plagiaristic tendencies. Key to his depiction of the couple's torrid relationship is the literary competitiveness that thrived between them. Clifton Spargo, dramatizes the few established historical events (we know, for instance, that Scott was beaten up for trying to stop a cockfight) and fills in the gaps and silences with moments of his own invention. Beautiful Fools: The Last Affair of Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald differs from recent Zelda-themed novels ( Z, Call Me Zelda) by maintaining a tight focus on that Cuba trip, two dimmed stars' last grasp at love and happiness.
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