Comparison of Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald

Comparison of Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald are two widely known American authors who wrote great novels, but differ in many ways. They both wrote stories on life journeys, however; Twain used pre-adolescent characters to show how an individual should behave in society. Whereas, Fitzgerald uses adult characters to show how an individual is harmed by society. Mark Twain’s characters have many dreams in all Twain’s stories. On the other hand, Fitzgerald’s older, adult characters who still have dreams allow the larger community to affect them from pursuing his or her aspirations. The community doesn’t put a lot of pressure on Twain’s characters because most of them are just children. But on the contrary, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s characters are expected to fit in and do whatever the crowd does. So in the long run, Mark Twain’s characters benefit from society by pursuing their individual goals, and F. Scott Fitzgerald characters falter because they let society affect their dreams. Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835. His birthplace was in Florida and he grew up in a relatively small town. Mark Twain’s original name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Mark Twain’s father was John Marshall and his mother was Jane Lampton Clemens. Samuel's father, John, was a judge. When little Samuel was four years of age he moved to Hannibal with his family. His parents enrolled him in a private school there. Samuel had many health problems as a child. Therefore, they had to keep him indoors for the first half of his childhood. Although, when he was around ten years he joined the rest of the town's children outside. He grew up in a two-story house at 206 Hill Street. One of Samuel’s major life events was when his father died of pneumonia. Because of his father’s death, Samuel left school and became a printer’s apprentice. Samuel found his first