F. Scott Fitzgerald was an very prosperous author. He wrote the classic novel The Great
Gatsby, as well as several other books. His life has shared many events with some of his characters, possibly being an influence to his stories. Fitzgerald had many similarities and differences in his life and the life of the character Jay Gatsby.
In the novel, Gatsby went into the army during World War I as a lieutenant, as well as
Fitzgerald did. Both had dropped out of a prestigious college to join the army. Fitzgerald became obsessed with a wealthy girl, Ginerva King, as well as Gatsby becoming infatuated with Daisy
Buchanan. In the war, Fitzgerald and Gatsby fell in love with a woman. FItzgerald was also poor, but he wrote a book and became