Scott Fitzgerald's life as a whole because the story revolves around the theme of the American Dream and its failure which was a theme in Fitzgerald's life. Scott experienced young love, wealth and success as well as shortcomings, failures, and excess. Scott had success in high school writing in his schools newspaper however he didn't achieve as much academically. Although his academics weren't up to par with other students he was able to talk his way into Princeton where he eventually dropped out in order to join the army and write magazine articles. Fitzgerald's first novel was rejected twice by a publisher but eventually accepted the third go around. During the time period of trying to get his novel published Scott came across his future wife, an 18 year old Zelda Sayre. Scott’s success in writing was met with fame and fortune but it was as if in vain because the Fitzgerald's spent a large amount of time traveling in order to escape Scott’s alcoholism and Zelda’s mental illness. Towards the end of Scott’s life he spent most of his time in debt, unable to write, and handicapped by excessive drinking and health problems (Willet). He eventually died of a heart attack in 1940. Gatsby's life almost mirrors Fitzgerald's in that Gatsby spent years of his life acquiring wealth in order to reach his American Dream (Daisy Buchanan) but in the end his plan falls apart when Daisy no longer loves him and he ends up being shot. Everything Gatsby had worked for was a failure, his dream crumbled to pieces and there was nothing left in his life after he woke from the failed American
Scott Fitzgerald's life as a whole because the story revolves around the theme of the American Dream and its failure which was a theme in Fitzgerald's life. Scott experienced young love, wealth and success as well as shortcomings, failures, and excess. Scott had success in high school writing in his schools newspaper however he didn't achieve as much academically. Although his academics weren't up to par with other students he was able to talk his way into Princeton where he eventually dropped out in order to join the army and write magazine articles. Fitzgerald's first novel was rejected twice by a publisher but eventually accepted the third go around. During the time period of trying to get his novel published Scott came across his future wife, an 18 year old Zelda Sayre. Scott’s success in writing was met with fame and fortune but it was as if in vain because the Fitzgerald's spent a large amount of time traveling in order to escape Scott’s alcoholism and Zelda’s mental illness. Towards the end of Scott’s life he spent most of his time in debt, unable to write, and handicapped by excessive drinking and health problems (Willet). He eventually died of a heart attack in 1940. Gatsby's life almost mirrors Fitzgerald's in that Gatsby spent years of his life acquiring wealth in order to reach his American Dream (Daisy Buchanan) but in the end his plan falls apart when Daisy no longer loves him and he ends up being shot. Everything Gatsby had worked for was a failure, his dream crumbled to pieces and there was nothing left in his life after he woke from the failed American