How Does The Author's Past Influence The Great Gatsby
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Mr. Robbins
AP Language
13 January 2013
The Great Gatsby: Author’s Past Influencing Writing Writers often include their past times in their work. Their life experiences tend to resonate throughout their individual works because of the amount of time and effort spent in the creative process. On many occasions, authors seek writing as a cathartic way to shed light on past events in their life. As Lynne Sharon Schwartz states, “...often spiritual or emotional journeys are impossible to illustrate in physical gestures...” (Schwartz). This expressiveness becomes evident quite often in the writings of Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald’s past experiences are revealed in The Great Gatsby, as well as many of his other works throughout …show more content…
“They moved with a fast crowd, all of them young and rich and wild, but she [Daisy] came out with an absolutely perfect reputation. Perhaps because she doesn’t drink. It’s a great advantage not to among hard-drinking people. You can hold your tongue, and, moreover, you can time any little irregularity” (Fitzgerald, The Great 77). The sober mind was what Fitzgerald longed for the most above all. This may has some personal connections from his past as well. “She [Zelda] was also jealous of Scott. When he met the famous dancer Isadora Duncan at a restaurant, Scott was his usually silly self, kneeling at her feet and letting the older woman run her fingers through his hair. Zelda was enraged” (Bankston 34). Upon further advancement of this statement, it comes to the reader’s knowledge that after this incident took place Zelda then took it upon herself to throw herself down a flight of stairs in order to capture the full attention of Fitzgerald. “Sometimes in the course of gay parties women used to rub champagne into his hair; for himself he formed the habit of letting liquor alone” (Fitzgerald, The Great 100). This scene is relatively similar with what happened the night between Fitzgerald and
Mr. Robbins
AP Language
13 January 2013
The Great Gatsby: Author’s Past Influencing Writing Writers often include their past times in their work. Their life experiences tend to resonate throughout their individual works because of the amount of time and effort spent in the creative process. On many occasions, authors seek writing as a cathartic way to shed light on past events in their life. As Lynne Sharon Schwartz states, “...often spiritual or emotional journeys are impossible to illustrate in physical gestures...” (Schwartz). This expressiveness becomes evident quite often in the writings of Francis Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald’s past experiences are revealed in The Great Gatsby, as well as many of his other works throughout …show more content…
“They moved with a fast crowd, all of them young and rich and wild, but she [Daisy] came out with an absolutely perfect reputation. Perhaps because she doesn’t drink. It’s a great advantage not to among hard-drinking people. You can hold your tongue, and, moreover, you can time any little irregularity” (Fitzgerald, The Great 77). The sober mind was what Fitzgerald longed for the most above all. This may has some personal connections from his past as well. “She [Zelda] was also jealous of Scott. When he met the famous dancer Isadora Duncan at a restaurant, Scott was his usually silly self, kneeling at her feet and letting the older woman run her fingers through his hair. Zelda was enraged” (Bankston 34). Upon further advancement of this statement, it comes to the reader’s knowledge that after this incident took place Zelda then took it upon herself to throw herself down a flight of stairs in order to capture the full attention of Fitzgerald. “Sometimes in the course of gay parties women used to rub champagne into his hair; for himself he formed the habit of letting liquor alone” (Fitzgerald, The Great 100). This scene is relatively similar with what happened the night between Fitzgerald and