Authors are known for drawing inspiration from their lives when writing or just being quite similar to their works; this is obviously no different for F Scott Fitzgerald. Using F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary masterpiece, “the Great Gatsby”, this becomes very easy to see. Many of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s main, secondary, and minor characters prove to resemble Fitzgerald and elements in his life.
In the previously mentioned work, most of the characters’ actions, history, and motivations suggest they manifested from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s experiences and relationships. Jay Gatsby, the main character of “The Great Gatsby”, is a prime example of this. Jay Gatsby and Fitzgerald’s early starts were alike in the sense that they both had mentors; “Dan …show more content…
societal stereotypes). Although, this does not take away from their representation of things in Fitzgerald’s life. Tom Buchanan is the stand-in for William Mitchell, who married Ginevra. Tom, like William, came from money and was a, “...Chicagoan with an interest in polo whom Fitzgerald resented...” Another character who seems to hold a real world counterpart would be Jordan Baker. Edith Cummings, like Ginevra King, was one of Chicago’s, “Big Four”, the four most sought after and beautiful woman of Chicago. Edith was rather boyish in her clothing, this more than likely was because, like Jordan, “Cummings pursued tournament golf where she would earn the nickname "the Fairway Flapper". There is no actual evidence of Jordan’s cheating to be something stringed from Cummings though. Furthermore, sources also state that coupled with being a counterpart of Edith Cummings, Jordan Baker symbolically represents the stereotype of the new age woman, the Flapper. Another reason to come to this conclusion would be because you can find in every portrayal of her in the movies, she’s wearing stereotypical flapper attire. Finally, the most obviously mirrored character, Meyer Wolfsheim. Besides his name bearing a resemblance to Wolfsheim’s, Arnold Rothstein was involved in criminal activities being the head of the …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald’s life. By using himself, his friends, his acquaintances, and public figures as a foundation, he was able to create a multitude of vivid and complex characters. Many say, “a good liar is a good fiction writer”, and since a good lie is always made with a hint of truth, this piece of fiction was made into the perfect
In the previously mentioned work, most of the characters’ actions, history, and motivations suggest they manifested from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s experiences and relationships. Jay Gatsby, the main character of “The Great Gatsby”, is a prime example of this. Jay Gatsby and Fitzgerald’s early starts were alike in the sense that they both had mentors; “Dan …show more content…
societal stereotypes). Although, this does not take away from their representation of things in Fitzgerald’s life. Tom Buchanan is the stand-in for William Mitchell, who married Ginevra. Tom, like William, came from money and was a, “...Chicagoan with an interest in polo whom Fitzgerald resented...” Another character who seems to hold a real world counterpart would be Jordan Baker. Edith Cummings, like Ginevra King, was one of Chicago’s, “Big Four”, the four most sought after and beautiful woman of Chicago. Edith was rather boyish in her clothing, this more than likely was because, like Jordan, “Cummings pursued tournament golf where she would earn the nickname "the Fairway Flapper". There is no actual evidence of Jordan’s cheating to be something stringed from Cummings though. Furthermore, sources also state that coupled with being a counterpart of Edith Cummings, Jordan Baker symbolically represents the stereotype of the new age woman, the Flapper. Another reason to come to this conclusion would be because you can find in every portrayal of her in the movies, she’s wearing stereotypical flapper attire. Finally, the most obviously mirrored character, Meyer Wolfsheim. Besides his name bearing a resemblance to Wolfsheim’s, Arnold Rothstein was involved in criminal activities being the head of the …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald’s life. By using himself, his friends, his acquaintances, and public figures as a foundation, he was able to create a multitude of vivid and complex characters. Many say, “a good liar is a good fiction writer”, and since a good lie is always made with a hint of truth, this piece of fiction was made into the perfect