F. Scott Fitzgerald was a famous writer in the 1920's. "The Great Gatsby" was one of his famous novels. The 1920's was a period were many fascinating things had happened. Fitzgerald, also had an interesting life. Both Fitzgerald's life and the era of the 1920's had helped influence the making of "The Great Gatsby". Fitzgerald's life is related to his novel "The Great Gatsby". His father was an unsuccessful salesman, and a character in the …showed first 75 words of 849 total…

…showed last 75 words of 849 total…Petri) These reasons show how his life and the novel have contrasted. In conclusion, the similarities and differences in both Fitzgerald's life and the 1920's between the novel The Great Gatsby, shows how it influenced it. The events in his life, the different periods in the 1920's, and the contrast between him and Gatsby, all played a role in the book. Fitzgerald used his life and the era of the 1920's to make a novel.