How Did F Scott Fitzgerald Present In The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald, born of the name Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, was the author of the well known and very popular novel, The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to an upper middle class family. Throughout his life, F. Scott Fitzgerald longed to become a socialite and a member of the prestigious upper class. Many of the characters and events in The Great Gatsby were inspired by real people and real occasions in the author’s life. The novel was written in the time period known as the Roaring Twenties, or the Jazz Age. Those years in America’s past were well known for the extravagant parties, the money, and the bright lights. People got dressed up and went out to have a good time, …show more content…
He successfully presented the reader with an accurate representation of the affairs and scandals of the time period through the lives of his characters, such as Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby. He also wanted to incorporate his own life into his work. F. Scott Fitzgerald was brought to life through the main character, Jay Gatsby. Gatsby and Fitzgerald fell in love with the women of their dreams, but neither could accept their lady’s faults. Daisy was a mirror image of Fitzgerald’s wife, Zelda. Both women fit the stereotype of a “flapper”, and they both had affairs with other men. Daisy ran around on Tom and had an affair with Gatsby. Similarly, when the Fitzgerald’s moved to France to find peace and serenity, Zelda caused more confusion when she became entangled with a French naval aviator. (centenary) Mrs. Fitzgerald once said that she hoped her daughter would be a “beautiful little fool”. (zelda) In the novel, Daisy used the exact same line to try and preserve her daughter’s youth and ignorance. Fitzgerald intertwined his real life encounters and acquaintances into the text to bring The Great Gatsby to