Through the writing of Ernest Hemingway in A Moveable Feast, we are able to gain a great sense of the people in Hemingway’s life such as the fellow writer Scott Fitzgerald. Scott Fitzgerald first appears as a nosey and interested man. When Fitzgerald first meets with Hemingway, Hemingway describes Scott Fitzgerald’s questioning, “The interrogation was direct.” Throughout the questioning from Fitzgerald, it is clear that Fitzgerald can be serious at times. Scott says to Hemingway, “Don’t be silly. This is serious.” And “Don’t talk like some limey, try to be serious.” Scott Fitzgerald can also be responsible at times; yet he can still be very irresponsible. Fitzgerald is responsible when he goes looking throughout the town to find out where Hemingway is staying. Fitzgerald also shows responsibility when he discusses his worry about his health, and how he thinks about his family and what would happen if he was to pass away, described by Hemingway as, “He did not mind dying of congestion of the lungs, he said. It was only the question of who was to look after Zelda and young Scotty.” We also know that Fitzgerald is not the most responsible person, as he only has one copy of his book, which he had already loaned to his friend before meeting with Hemingway. A great factor of Scott Fitzgerald that shows he can be irresponsible is that Fitzgerald is an alcoholic. From Hemingway’s memories of Scott Fitzgerald, it is clear that Fitzgerald is a nosey/ interested, serious man, and can also be responsible or irresponsible at times.
Based on Hemingway’s magnificent descriptions, I would like to visit the café on the Place St.-Michel. I picture this café as a nice place where you are able to sit down and relax no matter what kind of day you are having. In this particular scene, Hemingway came inside of the café which allowed him to escape the cold day in Michigan. I could see work easily being done while sitting in this café because this is one place where Hemingway would write. Hemingway describes the café as he enters it saying, “It was a pleasant café, warm and clean and friendly…” I would like to go to this café to relax, do some work, and order a café au lait just as Hemingway had.
