Project Gutenberg 2019-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 222 Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott) 1896 1940 Fitzgerald, Francis Scott Key 23008175 The Vegetable; or, From President to Postman Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vegetable,_or_From_President_to_Postman Produced by Mary Glenn Krause Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Vegetable; or, From President to Postman" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a comedic play written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on Jerry Frost, an ordinary man whose mundane life takes a surprising turn when he unexpectedly becomes President of the United States. The play humorously explores themes of ambition, disappointment, and the absurdity of social ambitions through the interactions between Jerry, his wife Charlotte, and a colorful cast of characters. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Jerry Frost in his modest home, where he endures a strained, bickering relationship with his wife Charlotte. Their conversations reveal Jerry’s longing for ambition, once expressing a desire to become President, contrasted with his current life as a railroad clerk. As the domestic scene unfolds, we witness the interplay of boredom and discontent that characterizes their lives, setting the stage for Jerry's eventual, comical elevation to the presidency. The combination of witty dialogue and absurd situations underscores the theme of individuals caught in the web of societal expectations and personal failures, creating a humorous reflection on ambition and identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en American drama -- 20th century PS Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: American Literature 251146 2025-07-24T08:44:27.358186 text/html 232524 2024-10-17T15:20:23 text/html 143074 2025-07-24T08:44:33.948146 application/epub+zip 147188 2025-07-24T08:44:28.518169 application/epub+zip 134470 2025-07-24T08:44:27.910189 application/epub+zip 249612 2025-07-24T08:44:37.162140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219755 2025-07-24T08:44:33.404167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211059 2022-09-27T14:37:21.002543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186794 2025-07-24T08:44:26.242246 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166875 2024-10-17T15:20:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16702 2025-07-24T08:44:37.327167 application/rdf+xml 27308 2025-07-24T08:44:28.016184 image/jpeg 4996 2025-07-24T08:44:27.965241 image/jpeg 134078 2025-07-24T08:44:27.383222 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia