1. Francis Scott Fitzgerald into the character of Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby

3. The Great Gatsby was written in 1925 The story is told from the perspective of Nick Carraway F. S. Fitzgerald includes in his novel his experiences and aspects of his life The Great Gatsby was written in 1925 The story is told from the perspective of Nick Carraway F. S. Fitzgerald includes in his novel his experiences and aspects of his life

4. Fitzgerald was born in September 1896 He was educated at Princeton in 1913 In 1920 publishes his first novel, This Side of Paradise Fitzgerald was born in September 1896 He was educated at Princeton in 1913 In 1920 publishes his first novel, This Side of Paradise

5. The first chapter of The Great Gatsby opens with Carraway’s narration about his father and the advice he gave to him “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone [he told me], just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (Fitzgerald 1950,7). Similarly, according to Mizener, Fitzgerald was taught by his father” the code of a gentlemen, right instincts and good manners” and he “always saw what others were feeling and sympathized with them, especially if he himself had imposed on them”( 1965,19).

6. Fitzgerald illustrates himself into the character of Jay Gatsby They were both educated at an Ivy League school Also, they both were enrolled in the army where they found the love of their life Fitzgerald illustrates himself into the character of Jay Gatsby They were both educated at an Ivy League school Also, they both were enrolled in the army where they found the love of their life

7. .F. S. Fitzgerald reflects himself through two characters, Jay Gatsby the protagonist and Nick Carraway, the narrator. To Nick Carraway, Fitzgerald attributed his early life, the relationship with his father, his boyhood and his experience in college, and to Jay Gatsby he attached his adulthood, the love of his life and his career and wealth

8. Bibliography: Bradbury, Malcolm.1992. The modern American Novel. Great Britain: Oxford University Press. Mizener, Arthur. 1965. The Far Side of Paradise: A Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fitzgerald, F.Scott.1950.The Great Gatsby. Great Britain: Penguin Books. Bibliography: Bradbury, Malcolm.1992. The modern American Novel. Great Britain: Oxford University Press. Mizener, Arthur. 1965. The Far Side of Paradise: A Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fitzgerald, F.Scott.1950.The Great Gatsby. Great Britain: Penguin Books.