The Great Gatsby parallels with F. Scott Fitzgerald

By mlcastleman

  • Gatsby works for money when poor

    Gatsby works many small jobs to make money pg 66

  • Fitzgerald working poor job

    Fitzgerald was low on fianances and fixes roofs pg. 66
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald

  • Gatsby travels around the world with Dan Cody

    travels and sees the world on the boat with captain Dan Cody until he dies tragically in March 1912 pg 65

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald moves to New York

    The war ended and F. Scott Fitzgerald moved to New York to impress Zelda the girl of his dreams

  • Gatsby meets Daisy

    Gatsby meets Daisy in Louisville and falls in love http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald meets Zelda

    F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda meet in a country club in Montgomery, AL and fall in love http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald

  • Daisy has baby girl

    Daisy has child with Tom pg. 10

  • Gatsby moves to New York to be with Daisy

    He wants to gain wealth to impress Daisy, moves into the West Egg just right across the bay from her and her husband pg66

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald travels to Europe

    travels to Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald

  • Birth of Scottie Fitzgerald

    Zelda and F. Scott have a child http://www.shmoop.com/f-scott-fitzgerald/timeline.html

  • Gatsby dies

    He dies because Gerage Wilson shoots him
    pg. 161

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald dies

    he died of a heart attack http://www.shmoop.com/f-scott-fitzgerald/timeline.html