An autobiographical portrayal of F. Scott Fitzgerald as Jay Gatsby, in The Great Gatsby
An autobiographical portrayal of F. Scott Fitzgerald as Jay Gatsby, in The Frances Scott Key Fitzgerald, born September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, is seen today as one of the true great American novelists. Although he lived a life filled with alcoholism, despair, and lost-love, he managed to create the ultimate love story and seemed to pinpoint the “American Dream” in his classic novel, The Great Gatsby. In the novel, Jay Gatsby is the epitome of the “self-made man,” in which he dedicates his entire life to climbing the social ladder in order to gain wealth, to ultimately win the love of a woman: something that proves to be unattainable. As it turns out, Gatsby’s excessive extravagance and love of money, mixed with his obsession for a woman’s love, is actually the autobiographical portrayal of Fitzgerald. While attending Princeton University, Fitzgerald struggled immensely with his grades and spent most of his time catering to his “social” needs. He became quite involved with the Princeton Triangle Club, an undergraduate club which wrote and produced a lively musical comedy each fall, and
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Approximate Word count = 2254
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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