A lot of times, books are somehow related to the Author’s life or experiences. It makes a book seem more genuine if it is somehow related to something or someone. It is easier to see the bigger picture if you can get a visual of what is happening. The Great Gatsby is a fabulous example of this. It is true that the life of the Fitzgeralds is pretty close to the life of the Buchanan’s. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the lives of Tom and Daisy were similar to the lavish lifestyle that the Fitzgeralds lead, which shows how the book is based off of the life of the author. The Fitzgeralds lived a life similar to what we see on Keeping up with Kardashians. They basically did whatever they wanted to do, never got punished for it, and
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They both had a child to whom not many people knew about and that they couldn’t pay much attention too because of all of the problems that they caused in their lives. They were too busy tending to their own lives, they didn 't have much of a second though about their children when they were out. They also both had similar tastes. The Buchanan’s were classy people and had high standards. The Fitzgeralds were of high class and were famous at the time (F. Scott Fitzgerald, Bio). Everyone knew who there were and they knew how to show off their class to the world. The Fitzgeralds had just found their fame and were using their new influx of money to their advantage. The Buchanan 's had money their whole lives and have always spent it carelessly. One other way that their lives compare would be how they spent their free time. It is almost scary how close this compares. They both spent so much time at parties and in places where there was a lot of drinking and “fun” going on. It was hard to get away from it all because it was always around. It was a constant threat, and nobody knew any better. No one could see what it would do to those who partied to much and large amounts of alcohol. It is known now what binge drinking can do to your health, but it wasn 't a known fact back then. People used parties and alcohol to step out of their lives momentarily and forget about the tough times that they are going
They both had a child to whom not many people knew about and that they couldn’t pay much attention too because of all of the problems that they caused in their lives. They were too busy tending to their own lives, they didn 't have much of a second though about their children when they were out. They also both had similar tastes. The Buchanan’s were classy people and had high standards. The Fitzgeralds were of high class and were famous at the time (F. Scott Fitzgerald, Bio). Everyone knew who there were and they knew how to show off their class to the world. The Fitzgeralds had just found their fame and were using their new influx of money to their advantage. The Buchanan 's had money their whole lives and have always spent it carelessly. One other way that their lives compare would be how they spent their free time. It is almost scary how close this compares. They both spent so much time at parties and in places where there was a lot of drinking and “fun” going on. It was hard to get away from it all because it was always around. It was a constant threat, and nobody knew any better. No one could see what it would do to those who partied to much and large amounts of alcohol. It is known now what binge drinking can do to your health, but it wasn 't a known fact back then. People used parties and alcohol to step out of their lives momentarily and forget about the tough times that they are going