The Effect Of Fitzgerald's Life In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald’s writing was greatly affected by the events in his life. In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald shows us his life story through someone else. He uses how he grew up poor in his life and gives us an example of that through Nick in The Great Gatsby. It also shows how Fitzgerald grew up always around rich people and did not like them. This would lead the reader to believe that Nick in The Great Gatsby is based off of Fitzgerald’s real life events. It also shows us that even though Fitzgerald had much wealth at some points he was not smart with his spending and lost a lot. This can relate to his use of the American success myth in his book. It points out that The Great Gatsby was showing the sleaziness of a wealthy lifestyle. He points this