The Beautiful and Damned is Fitzgerald`s Jazz Age Morality Tale featuring Anthony Patch, who is a 1920s socialite, his wife Gloria, alcoholism, high society, fast lifestyles, and even a semi-autobiographical look into the author`s own life. Through it all we get Fitzgerald`s thoughts on marriage, love, decadence, greed, and humanity. It`s Fitzgerald at his best and a classic literary tale that should not be missed.