F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Inspiration in Writing the Great Gatsby
The 1920’s was a time of rebirth and excitement, A time where people were given the opportunity to make themselves known and famous. As people became more famous the more they traveled and the more people they met and the more impact they became for people and other celebrities. F.Scott Fitzgerald uses historical figures as the inspiration for the characters Meyer Wolfsheim, Jordan Baker, Owl Eyes, and Jay Gatsby.
Probably one of the smallest characters in the book is Owl Eyes, even though he also plays a huge role in highlighting the traits of Jay Gatsby. Owl Eyes sees things in Gatsby that no one else has seen or even bothered to even look for. For instance, Owl Eyes goes into …show more content…
While Daisy stayed with the traditional values that they both grew up with, Jordan became more of a flapper. She became dishonest, hard, cool, insolent, and deceptive.( insert A-5 somehow) As she became older she got involved with golf, soon she became a Pro Golfer. The only thing is that there was a rumor that suggested “she had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round of golf”(Fitzgerald, 58). Although Jordan is thought to be a dirty, rotten cheater her inspiration is quite the opposite. “she met a young Princeton student named F. Scott Fitzgerald. Years later, in The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald created the character “Jordan Baker”–a champion golfer–based on Cummings. Trouble was, in Gatsby, the lady golfer is a cheater“(Schmidt, 1). Edith cunnings grew up with the social eliet where she went to a fancy boarding school and took up golf from her father and brother. At the time there were no Pros for women, but she competed in any amateur tournament that she could. Although she was a good golfer it took awhile for her to get the fame and respect she …show more content…
It was always rumored that he was apart of the drug and alcohol trade, even that he once killed a man (find quote on this).it was also widely thought of that he was the man to fixed the 1919 world series. “Meyer Wolfsheim? No, he’s a gambler.” Gatsby hesitated, then added coolly: “He’s the man who fixed the World’s Series back in 1919.” (Fitzgerald, 73). The inspiration for Wolfsheim comes from the real world man who was said to fix the 1919 world series. “ Of course, Arnold Rothstein will always be most famous as the man who fixed the 1919 World Series...Eight members of the heavily favored Chicago White Sox let it know that in certain circles they would be willing to throw some of the games against the cincinnati reds if the price was right”(Phelps, 293). certainly the most important character of the novel is Jay Gatsby, He is a very intriguing man due to the fact that he throws all of these parties full of alcohol and dancing but he himself never dances or drinks. Also no one really knew where he had got his vast fortune, some thought through illegal activity and some thought he inherited all of
The 1920’s was a time of rebirth and excitement, A time where people were given the opportunity to make themselves known and famous. As people became more famous the more they traveled and the more people they met and the more impact they became for people and other celebrities. F.Scott Fitzgerald uses historical figures as the inspiration for the characters Meyer Wolfsheim, Jordan Baker, Owl Eyes, and Jay Gatsby.
Probably one of the smallest characters in the book is Owl Eyes, even though he also plays a huge role in highlighting the traits of Jay Gatsby. Owl Eyes sees things in Gatsby that no one else has seen or even bothered to even look for. For instance, Owl Eyes goes into …show more content…
While Daisy stayed with the traditional values that they both grew up with, Jordan became more of a flapper. She became dishonest, hard, cool, insolent, and deceptive.( insert A-5 somehow) As she became older she got involved with golf, soon she became a Pro Golfer. The only thing is that there was a rumor that suggested “she had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round of golf”(Fitzgerald, 58). Although Jordan is thought to be a dirty, rotten cheater her inspiration is quite the opposite. “she met a young Princeton student named F. Scott Fitzgerald. Years later, in The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald created the character “Jordan Baker”–a champion golfer–based on Cummings. Trouble was, in Gatsby, the lady golfer is a cheater“(Schmidt, 1). Edith cunnings grew up with the social eliet where she went to a fancy boarding school and took up golf from her father and brother. At the time there were no Pros for women, but she competed in any amateur tournament that she could. Although she was a good golfer it took awhile for her to get the fame and respect she …show more content…
It was always rumored that he was apart of the drug and alcohol trade, even that he once killed a man (find quote on this).it was also widely thought of that he was the man to fixed the 1919 world series. “Meyer Wolfsheim? No, he’s a gambler.” Gatsby hesitated, then added coolly: “He’s the man who fixed the World’s Series back in 1919.” (Fitzgerald, 73). The inspiration for Wolfsheim comes from the real world man who was said to fix the 1919 world series. “ Of course, Arnold Rothstein will always be most famous as the man who fixed the 1919 World Series...Eight members of the heavily favored Chicago White Sox let it know that in certain circles they would be willing to throw some of the games against the cincinnati reds if the price was right”(Phelps, 293). certainly the most important character of the novel is Jay Gatsby, He is a very intriguing man due to the fact that he throws all of these parties full of alcohol and dancing but he himself never dances or drinks. Also no one really knew where he had got his vast fortune, some thought through illegal activity and some thought he inherited all of