https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj Do authors actually write from personal experience? en-us 2017-03-23 09:50:56 UTC 2018-05-10 17:20:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/162880881 I think that the Great Gatsby is somewhat an autobiography of F. Scott Fitzgerald's life during the roaring twenties. The book connects to many events that have taken place in his life. He was unsuccessful in New York just like how Nick was unsuccessful in his home town for a better chance. He uses Nick to show his own life through another persons point of view. ]]> 2017-03-27 16:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/162880881 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/258637519 I feel that some bits and pieces of the book hit close to home for Scott. Many times throughout the book you see connections to his life. I believe that Fitzgerald uses the character Nick to reflect some of his own experiences in life. I believe that both thought the system was broken, neither were very wealthy and seemed to be struggling. Both had attended Ivy league colleges. I believe there was also a connection with tom and daisy as their marriage mocks Scott and his wife zelda. ]]> 2018-05-07 17:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/258637519 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/258640705 I think that the book is not an autobiography is life.  I think that there might be some small details about his life, but Gatsby is his own person. One thing that I saw that connected was that Scott lived through the Roaring 20s and the book was based during the 1920s. Also Scott had some tough times in his life, and Nick also had some that he learned from. ]]> 2018-05-07 17:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/258640705 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/258641343 There are places where I think it’s is based off his life and others where it isn’t. His background is similar to the Gatsby’s in that they quit school and enlisted in the military, and that both of them had lovers that broke off their relationships because of their lack of wealth and fame but later become wealthy and fame. However it is different in the sense of the way they earn their money Fitzgerald has been writing all his life and Gatsby was a bootlegger. Jackson Taylor ]]> 2018-05-07 17:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/258641343 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/258641604 I don't think The Great Gatsby is necessarily an autobiography for Fitzgerald. I believe that some bits and pieces may be inspired by his life but I believe the characters are a person of their own. When I write, I do incorporate some elements of my life into the story but the story itself is not an autobiography. I believe this is what Fitzgerald had done.]]> 2018-05-07 17:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/258641604 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/258658182 I do not think it is an autobiography. Yes I do think that it does relate to his life, but only in some parts of the book. Which is why it not a full autobiography. Anyways I think that Gatsby was a reflection of Scott in some parts of the book. Gatsby was not born rich, went into the military, and them worked hard to become wealthy. These were experiences that Scott had in his life as well as Gatsby. I think that the character Nick was probably created to show Scott how others might have seen him, in reality. ]]> 2018-05-07 18:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/258658182 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/258980270 It is close to an autobiography, but is not totally one. The books relates a lot to his life, and some of the events that occurred are similar. He lived through the 1920's and that is the time period the book was written about in. This had to make it easy for the author to write to book so he could connect it to his own life. Nick had a lot of the same characteristics and the author. Neither people were wealthy. ]]> 2018-05-08 16:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/258980270 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259004358 I do notice some similarities between the life of Nick and F. Scott Fitzgerald. For example, he falls in love with a woman but separates from her after. "I don'y give a damn about you now..." (pg 177). This is very similar to when Nick and Jordan also part ways after falling in love with her.]]> 2018-05-08 17:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259004358 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259005462 Jaelyn Morgan response 1:

The Great Gatsby could be an autobiography, but is more likely just inspired by the author's real life. The novel definitely incorporates facts from Fitzgerald's real life into the plot. For example, Fitzgerald went to a renowned college, Princeton, but almost flunked out. He left Princeton without graduating and joined the army (Timeline). In his novel, Jay Gatsby admits, "I can't really call myself an Oxford man" (129) because he only stayed there for "five months" (129). Like Princeton, Oxford was a renowned college but neither Fitzgerald or his fictitious character Gatsby graduated from their respective institution. Also, Fitzgerald left Princeton to serve in the army on a commission as second infantry lieutenant (Timeline) and in the book Jay Gatsby says, "Then came the war...I accepted a commission as first lieutenant when it began" (66). Thus, both of them were lieutenants in the army and both of them did not complete their college education despite getting into great schools. ]]> 2018-05-08 17:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259005462 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259008073 The Great Gatsby is not F. Scott Fitzgerald's autobiography. TGG is a work of fiction, and, as with most fiction, was inspired by something real. In this case it seems the novel was based off Fitzgerald's experiences, but it remains fiction nonetheless. ]]> 2018-05-08 17:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259008073 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259008207 F Scott Fitzgerald was refused by his late wife at first because he didn't have any fame or wealth. This is very similar to that of when Daisy leaves Gatsby because he has no money and is not there. This is not an autobiography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are many similarities but not enough to say that its his actual life

]]> 2018-05-08 17:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259008207 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259009751 Response #1:
Scott Fitzgerald was left by his fiance, Zelda, because he was not famous and wealthy. "'Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,' he told me, 'just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.'". This quote from The Great Gatsby links to Fitzgerald's life because he was someone who was hurt because he did not have a wealthy image. ]]> 2018-05-08 17:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259009751 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259010205 After reading into F. Scott Fitzgerald's life I do not feel like this book is truly an autobiography. I think that many thongs in the story can make connections to his life but all in all it doesn't seem like an autobiography. Its feels more like hes using his past experiences and developing the characters in the book to match those experiences. One example of this is how Gatsby's past and Fitzgerald's past are a similar story about how they had money, lost it, and then came back]]> 2018-05-08 17:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259010205 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259010753 Jaelyn Morgan Respose 2:

There is a lot of evidence that suggests that The Great Gatsby is autobiographical of Fitzgerald's real life. For instance, Fitzgerald falls in love with Zelda Sayre but she, "breaks [their] engagement due to Fitzgerald's lack of fame and wealth" (Timeline). In The Great Gatsby, Daisy and Gatsby are in love at one time but then she, "vanish[es] into her rich house, into her rich life, leaving Gastby - nothing" (149). Daisy eventually marries Tom and it is suggested that she married him because he was more wealthy and had a better image (materialistically) than Gatsby (151). These two situations are extremely similar: Fitzferald and Zelda vs. Gatsby and Daisy. The one exception is that in the end Fitzgerald and Zelda actually do get married! ]]> 2018-05-08 17:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259010753 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259014384 There are some points in the story that make it seem like an autobiography. One example of this is that just like Gatsby, Fitzgerald's wife left him because he was no longer rich and famous. This is just one of many examples of bits and pieces of Fitzgerald's life that he incorporated into his book.]]> 2018-05-08 17:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259014384 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259014800 I believe that "The Great Gatsby" is not an autobiography about F. Scott Fitzgerald but that there are many similarities between the author and many of the characters. ]]> 2018-05-08 17:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259014800 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259015180 Response #2:
Fitzgerald published a book called Flappers and Philosophers. The Great Gatsby also gives a vivid description of the women during this same time period. "I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.". This quote describes flappers as being wild and care free. ]]> 2018-05-08 17:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259015180 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259020155 I don't think that The Great Gatsby is an autobiography. While F. Scott Fitzgerald has many similarities to the story, the similarities are scattered. Parts of his personality and life's story are distributed between different characters. Even if some characters were based off of real life people, it isn't an autobiography. ]]> 2018-05-08 17:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259020155 https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259359164 I believe the book is partially an autobiography about Fitzgerald. Parts of Great Gatsby connect with some information about Fitzgerald's timeline, but some points also do not match up. Fitzgerald was left by his wife because he wasn't popular, famous or rich enough for her. That is the same thing that happened in Great Gatsby, Daisy left Jay Gatsby because he wasn't good enough for her. There were differences in how the Fitzgerald and Gatsby both made their money and earned their wealth through working for it. I believe The Great Gatsby is just inspired by Fitzgerald's own life and information and shouldn't be classified as an autobiography.]]> 2018-05-09 16:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259359164 lbonanno https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259711739 I do not think that The Great Gatsby is an autobiography, because not all of the events in the book relate to his life, although it seems as if his own personal life experiences inspired him to write a more intriguing plot in a story. I think that Nick as a character was how Fitzgerald perceived life, and represents himself in the story. Overall though, this book was intended to be fiction, even though there are similar aspects in the story that are similar in real life situations at the time. ]]> 2018-05-10 17:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sthompson210/339u7z67mbtj/wish/259711739