F Scott Fitzgerald's Influence On The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald once said “First you take a DRINK then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.” Later Fitzgerald capitulated and died of a heart attack due to being an alcoholic the last 2 years of his life. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian written by Sherman Alexie talks about a 14 year old Indian boy changing his life. He goes to a white school, and changes into a different person throughout the story. The story talks about other real life dilemmas, like death and alcohol. There are multiple themes that are present throughout the story, but one theme that protrudes is that alcoholism kills.

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Beautiful and Damned, the main character of Gloria, Anthony’s wife, and Dot, Anthony’s mistress represents Fitzgerald 's wife, Zelda. The way that Anthony meets Dot, as well as the personalities and the lives of these women are very similar to Zelda Fitzgerald. Gloria is the sophisticated city girl, while Dot is the simplistic country girl sides of his wife. Gloria can be also classified as the wild public version, while Dot is the troubled private version.

Thesis Statement: Perhaps Fitzgerald was not ‘‘the inevitable male companion,” she would choose out of the entire world, she writes in a long letter to Oppenheimer and Guinzburg, but he “was moderately sober and pretty d*** nice.” Besides she couldn’t help herself but to feel sorry for him with Zelda having been institutionalized since January.

Authors who are addicts use their writing in many ways to reveal their thoughts and feelings of their addictions. Fitzgerald is an example of these people as even claiming to have “not tasted so much as a glass of beer for six months,” (“America’s Drunkest Writer”). This is most likely false as this was during his lowest times and when he would often be in denial that he was drinking. In Fitzgerald's writing, The Great Gatsby, the Owl-Eyed man says “I’ve been drunk for a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library”(50). This is similar to the way that Fitzgerald would often go and be drunk for long periods of time and say that he attempted to be sober. In the end, Fitzgerald never had a book like, The Great Gatsby, as he would often

When writing this book, Fitzgerald uses his own surroundings and even attacks the idea of love throughout the novel. Fitzgerald is similar to Gatsby and it is evident, because of how they both are hopeless romantics. He was in a relationship with a woman named Zelda and deeply loves her. They both live normal lives and even, “led wild lives filled with parties and intrigue. [However] The drama in their lives ended badly: Fitzgerald became an alcoholic and suffered mental collapses, while Zelda

Ginevra King and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s letters are relatable to the ones between Cecilia Tallis and Robbie Turner in Atonement because of their reasoning and content. Ginevra and Fitzgerald’s only real way to communicate was through letter after they met on a train that Ginevra was taking to St. Paul, Minnesota (F. Scott Fitzgerald's home) on January 4, 1915 (Noden). Though Fitzgerald’s letters were burned as per his request by Ginevra, her letters were kept by Fitzgerald and eventually given back to her (Stevens). The letters reveal characteristics of the two’s relationship and both participants' attitude towards the relationship. Ginevra and Fitzgerald were incredibly infatuated with each other, so much so that they often wrote 24 pages

Scott Fitzgerald takes his own experiences and alters them in both The Great Gatsby and “Winter Dreams,” Dexter and Gatsby both join the Army and return decorated heroes; they both have also gone to college and been star athletes: These are two achievements in Fitzgerald’s life that he regrets.-(Fitzgerald “Crack”). The leading ladies in these stories Daisy Great Gatsby, Judy “Winter Dreams” and Katherine “The Crack-Up” all play major roles in the decisions of these men. In a way they almost lead the men on while still having some intention to be with them. However, these young women are inclined to follow the standards that society has set when it comes to courting and marriage rather following their own hearts.

The second novel of Fitzgerald’s The Beautiful and Damned that was published 1922 tells a story about an upper-class young man who only wait for his grandfather inheritance, Anthony. In his way of waiting for his intelligent, he met Gloria which he then married. During their marriage they find difficulty in their financial responding to their lifestyles. In this novel, Fitzgerald shows his marriage life with Zelda. After the marriage, he and Zelda also have difficulty similar with the couple in the character because of the same reasons; alcohol and parties.

     Fitzgerald shows that the American Dream is not easily achieved by giving each leading man obstacles in the pursuit of their golden girl. Both Jay

John Cheever and F. Scott Fitzgerald are both 20th century writers whose story’s thematically reflected the despair and the emptiness of life. In both story’s “The Swimmer” and “Babylon Revisited” the main characters undergo similar problems, although they are presented differently in each story. The subject matter of both stories, pertain to the ultimate downfall of a man. “The Swimmer”, conveys the story of a man who swims his way into reality. He at first is very ignorant to his situation; however with the passing of time he becomes cognizant to the idea that he has lost everything. In “Babylon Revisited” the key character is a “recovering alcoholic”, who return to his homeland in hope to get his daughter back. However, problems from

As Jones summed up on a BBS response, "The certainly love drinking from dawn til dawn" (Jones 1160). In comparison, many of the characters of The Great Gatsby drank excessively, keeping in mind the story was set in the United States during prohibition. Jay Gatsby, a bootlegger, threw large, lavish parties at his grand estate during the summer evenings where the alcohol, food and music flowed. Characters such as Tom and Daisy Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson, Jordan Baker, and Nick Carraway enjoyed parties and drank excessively. Another important parallel to point out under the vice of excessive drinking is the fact that both Hemingway and Fitzgerald drank excessively. Their excessive drinking behaviors caused their writing to suffer (McDowell 91).

F. Scott Fitzgerald had many influences to become a writer. The biggest one being the Triangle Club, he was in when he was at Princeton, and Princeton as a whole. He also played football at Princeton, but his club convinced him that football is not what he wants to do (Petry 1). However, in Fitzgerald’s second year at Princeton, “academic disqualification from his extracurricular activities, the Triangle Club, and football, failed to lessen the pleasure Fitzgerald took from the performance of Fie! Fie! Fi-Fi!” which won first place in the Triangle Club’s annual competition (Doreski 3). Alcohol was also a huge, negative influence on him when his career started going downhill. His aspiration to succeed along with his wife’s support, allowed him to overcome the violent verbal and written criticism he faced. The influences Fitzgerald faced had a major impact on his career positively and negatively, while still helping him become a better writer.

Fitzgerald’s success came along with the roaring 20s, also known as the Jazz age. His fame and fortune skyrocketed during this era with his first novel, This Side of Paradise being a hit. However, the lifestyle of the rich and famous during the Jazz age would prove to provide an insurmountable heartbreak. Fitzgerald claims that the Jazz Age “flattered him and gave him more money than he had dreamed of” (qtd. In “Broken Dreams” 42). With this new fame and money, he began living very recklessly. He threw extravagant parties and “rode on the roofs of taxi cabs and jumped into fountains... and got drunk at countless parties.” Fitzgerald said, “I had everything I wanted and knew I would never be so happy again.” (QUOTE). He finally had a taste of the glamor of the American Dream, and he absolutely loved it. However, this lifestyle was expensive, one that Fitzgerald, even with all his money could not afford. He lived so irresponsibly that he was often in debt. He wanted more of this lifestyle, but it was the lifestyle of the American Dream that eventually lead him away from the American Dream. He began chasing the American Dream just so he could

F. Scott Fitzgerald has always been considered one of the best writers of his time because of his style of writing, but where does his inspiration for his tragic and fun books come from? Fitzgerald had a hard life growing up which he was later able to use this to his advantage and in turn become a very prominent figure of his time and future times to come. By examining his two books The Beautiful and Damned and The Last Tycoon the reader will be able to see how this style of writing works best for this writer. To start off, Fitzgerald does an excellent job portraying tragedy in his novel The Beautiful and Damned by how he expresses his characters having no loyalty or honesty or anything relating to these traits. A good example of this is when Gloria says “If I wanted anything, I’d take it…I can’t be bothered resisting things I want.”

Although Ginevra King was Fitzgerald¡¦s first true love, she certainly was not his last. In July 1918, while stationed in Montgomery, Alabama with the military, Scott met a gracious, soft-voiced girl named Zelda Sayre at a country club dance. Scott recalled that night that, ¡§she let her long hair hang down loose and wore a frilly dress that made her look younger than eighteen. She came from a prominent though not wealthy family and had just graduated