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The Great Gatsby

The book, The Great Gatsby, was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896. He received his name form the man who wrote the "The Star-Spangled Banner". Like Nick, the main character of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald had a strong romantic desire. It is as if the events of F. Scott Fitzgerald's life were put into this book.
While Fitzgerald lived near Montgomery, Alabama, he met one of the many loves of his life Zelda Sayre, the daughter of an Alabama Supreme Court judge, and he fell deeply in love. Fitzgerald needed to develop his depressing problems with money, before he and Zelda could marry. The first opportunity he seen, he left for New York, determined to make his fortune here. Instead, he was forced to take a poor advertising job at $90 a month. Finally, Zelda broke their engagement off and hurt Fitzgerald deeply.
F. Scott Fitzgerald had many ups and downs throughout his life. At times he was unemployed,......

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