F.Scott Fitzgerald once said, “ You don’t write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say,” reveals he’s always had something to say whether it was direct or indirect. Throughout F.Scott Fitzgerald’s life, he has experienced events in life that made him have a habit to repeat the past. In many works , he has the consistency to write about financial situations, love that has been lost or social excess.
As a minority, Fitzgerald was middle-class and this helped him understand the difference between having money and not having enough money at the same time. In the short story “The Rich Boy”, it makes the reader eventually understand why Fitzgerald discusses the rich so much & why people misunderstand his attitude towards the rich. “ Begin …show more content…
Throughout Fitzgerald life he has experienced a lot of heartbreak. As a result , he tends to have the characters in his writings tend to become heartbroken or find love. Fitzgerald said “ Love is for the dusk…” (Line 34) this quote reveals after all he went through with Eleanor he doesn’t regret any of it. You know what they say everything happens for a reason. Another line in the poem that relates to Fitzgerald current love lost is “ With your old hopes…” ( Line 17) this is him saying he’s completely over her. She wants to reunite after failing several times and have the love they once shared. He doesn’t want to let her go but he knows it’s what best , he can’t afford to be hurt again. Lastly , it seems as if Fitzgerald has came to his senses because in the quote he says “ They teach me, they tear me” ( Line 17) although he is in pain and he finally figured out that she was the reason why. At the end of the day , he learned that people get placed in your life for a reason they are either a blessing or a lesson. In this case , we can see that she was a lesson. Always remember , god places people in your life for a
As a minority, Fitzgerald was middle-class and this helped him understand the difference between having money and not having enough money at the same time. In the short story “The Rich Boy”, it makes the reader eventually understand why Fitzgerald discusses the rich so much & why people misunderstand his attitude towards the rich. “ Begin …show more content…
Throughout Fitzgerald life he has experienced a lot of heartbreak. As a result , he tends to have the characters in his writings tend to become heartbroken or find love. Fitzgerald said “ Love is for the dusk…” (Line 34) this quote reveals after all he went through with Eleanor he doesn’t regret any of it. You know what they say everything happens for a reason. Another line in the poem that relates to Fitzgerald current love lost is “ With your old hopes…” ( Line 17) this is him saying he’s completely over her. She wants to reunite after failing several times and have the love they once shared. He doesn’t want to let her go but he knows it’s what best , he can’t afford to be hurt again. Lastly , it seems as if Fitzgerald has came to his senses because in the quote he says “ They teach me, they tear me” ( Line 17) although he is in pain and he finally figured out that she was the reason why. At the end of the day , he learned that people get placed in your life for a reason they are either a blessing or a lesson. In this case , we can see that she was a lesson. Always remember , god places people in your life for a