... a successful first novel, This Side of Paradise, Fitzgerald "began a destructive lifestyle marked by drinking, partying, and overspending"(Magill 1032). In May of 1924 Fitzgerald and his wife spent five years abroad in Europe. During this time he became good friends with Ernest Hemmingway, who helped promote his work. Also while he was in Europe his masterpiece The Great Gatsby was published. However, besides befriending Hemmingway his ... literary works did not receive positive reviews from critics and the few that did usually did not sell because of the Great Depression. Fitzgerald tr...

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... interwoven and deeply embedded in in the life of every American. In The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald Gatsby failed to achieve his American dream because although he found financial stability, he did not find the happiness to come with it. For Gatsby, the pursuit of his American dream took the path of amassing of great personal wealth and social success that will capture the heart Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby was born very poor he ... was the son of a "shiftless and unsuccessful farm ... ...

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