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Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald Study Guide

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald study guide contains a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis of selected short stories.

"The Offshore Pirate"

The story opens with the beautiful Ardita reclining on the deck of a yacht. She lives with her uncle, and is spoiled and rude. Her uncle wants her to meet the Morelands and abandon her intention to marry a particular philanderer, but she refuses. The uncle leaves the ship, and Ardita continues reading. She hears music, and a rowing boat crewed by seven men approaches the yacht. They are a fugitive band, ‘Curtis Carlyle and his Six Black Buddies’ who had committed an armed hold up. Ardita is bewildered by their leader’s confidence as the men take over the yacht. The leader, Curtis Carlyle, offers to spare her provided she keeps quiet for forty-eight hours.

Ardita sees Carlyle as a romantic figure and is interested in him…

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• About Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
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• Summary and Analysis of "May Day"
• Summary and Analysis of "The Jelly-bean"
• Summary and Analysis of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
• Summary and Analysis of "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz"
• Summary and Analysis of "The Rich Boy"
• Summary and Analysis of "Winter Dreams"
• Summary and Analysis of "Crazy Sunday"
• Summary and Analysis of "Babylon Revisited"
• Summary and Analysis of "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
• Summary and Analysis of "The Ice Palace"
• Summary and Analysis of "The Offshore Pirate"
• Summary and Analysis of "Jacob's Ladder"
• Summary and Analysis of "The Lost Decade"
• Fitzgerald and Fiction: Fact or Fantasy?
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• Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
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• Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald: Major Themes
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• F. Scott Fitzgerald: Biography