How is Zelda's life changed by motherhood in the book, Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald?

Zelda’s life is forever changed after Scottie’s birth, as she can no longer focus on being a beautiful socialite due to her new duties as a mother. Scott, on the other hand, struggles with the fact that Scottie is a girl. Scott tells Zelda, “Men need sons” (195), which is an idea that Scott develops only after spending time with Hemingway. In the end, Zelda cannot get pregnant again, and Scottie is left as the only child of the famous couple. Zelda often feels that she is the only one who has to take care of Scottie between her and Scott, as is expected of her as the mother. However, by the end of the novel, Scottie ends up being closer to Scott than Zelda, as Zelda spends Scottie’s formative years coming in and out of sanitariums.