Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born in the 19th century, but his works mostly talk about the end of World War I and the Great Depression, what was known as the Jazz Age. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Montgomery, Alabama. In 1913 Fitzgerald entered Princeton University. He left his studi...

The character Jay Gatsby in the novel The Great Gatsby can be compared to the author, F. Scott Fitzgerald who wrote the book. It seems as if in a way Fitzgerald is somewhat telling the story of his early life through Jay Gatsby. Gatsby and Fitzgerald's lives are very much alike in th...

In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, many themes are enclosed; the most salient of these themes is related to the American Dream. The American Dream is based on the idea that any person, no matter what they are, can become successful in life by his or her hard work. The dream also embodie...

Gatsby vs. Ruth: The Battle of Self-Creation In Fay Weldon's The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, and F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the main characters, Ruth and Gatsby, go through a process of re-inventing themselves. Each character tries to change themselves so they can, in...