The Great Gatsby - Fitzgerald - An analysis of characters, as well as themes, tones, motifs, etc.

Author- Born in St. Paul Minnesota, Fitzgerald was born to a wealthy family that both admired and revered their successful ancestry. A failure at Princeton, he would go on to write numerous novels and short stores that both illustrated and reflected the people of his era; the Jazz age. In spite of his accomplishments, he would die of a heart attack mid-way through his last novel The Love of the Last Tycoon thinking of himself as a failure.
Setting- Great Gatsby is a novel that takes place during the roaring twenties, or an era otherwise known as the Jazz Age. A time of prohibition and exp…