Great Gatsby Analysis

According to the article " 'Gatsby ' Author Fitzgerald Rests In A D.C. Suburb” (2012), “Fitzgerald was the writer who defines the Jazz Age, with stories of carefree youth, flappers and millionaires. He became an emblem of the era, living out many of its excesses.” Fitzgerald wrote many famous stories that are still admired today. Some of these were praised so much that they have been turned into movies; however, what most people don’t know is that some of these books/movies were written based on his life. Many people admire Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald for his popular works, but they do not know about his life or the obstacles he went through.
The article “Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald” (1998) found in Encyclopedia of World Biography states that Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 24, 1896 to an Irish Catholic, wealthy couple. According to Dictionary of American Biography in the article “Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald” (1944), he was the third born out of four children, but was the only boy. Sadly, two of his siblings died before he was born. Growing up his family moved according to his father’s job; however, Fitzgerald always attended private schools.
When it came time for college, he studied at Princeton University …show more content…
This novel was different than his first two; it is about Jay Gatsby who throws lavish parties waiting for his lost long lover Daisy Buchanan. The story uses Nick Carraway to educate the reader about Jay’s past by having Nick become friends with Jay. Gatsby is constantly trying to win back Daisy while she is married to Tom Buchanan, who is cheating on Daisy. At the end Gatsby is murdered and Tom and Daisy move away together. The story was critiqued, and it was said that from this book one could tell Fitzgerald was going to be a writer. The Great Gatsby was the book that really set off his career (American