Head and Shoulders (story)
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"Head and Shoulders" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald written and published in 1920. It was first published in The Saturday Evening Post, with the help of Fitzgerald's agent, Harold Ober. It later appeared in his short story collection Flappers and Philosophers. It tells the story of a young prodigy at Yale who falls for a spirited dancer in spite of himself.
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Horace tarbox, a young and prospective intellectual, is very much absorbed in his studies. When he takes interest in a woman, he makes her his priority in life. They get married and have a child, leaving Horace obligated to halt his scholarly activities so that he can support his family.
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