The Jelly-Bean β one of the stories, which entered in a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald Β«Tales of the Jazz AgeΒ» (1922).
This is a Southern story, with the setting laid in the small Lily of Tarleton, Georgia. Fitzgerald wrote that he had Β«a profound affection for Tarleton, but somehow whenever I write a story about it I receive letters from all over the South denouncing me in no uncertain terms.Β» Written shortly after his first novel was published, the author also collaborated with his wife on certain scenes.
The story momentarily follows the life of a Β«jelly-beanΒ», or idler, named Jim Powell. An invitation to a dance with the old crowd revives his dreams of social advancement and love, until the consequences of drink and power of money come through and ruin them.
Famous works of the author F. S. Fitzgerald: Β«This Side of ParadiseΒ», Β«The Beautiful and DamnedΒ», Β«The Great GatsbyΒ», Β«Tender Is the NightΒ», Β«The Last TycoonΒ», Β«The Diamond as Big as the RitzΒ», Β«May DayΒ», Β«The Rich BoyΒ», Β«The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonΒ», Β«The Offshore PirateΒ», Β«The Ice PalaceΒ», Β«Head and ShouldersΒ», Β«The Cut-Glass BowlΒ», Β«Bernice Bobs Her HairΒ», Β«BenedictionΒ», Β«Tales of the Jazz AgeΒ».
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