His father drank away his sorrows and his mother was the daughter of Irish immigrants trying to prove themselves in America and create a life for themselves (Bruccoli, 1994). ... The novel was about him it was simple and thinly veiled; it chronicled his life and rejection by the women he loved. ... In 1925, Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby, which is considered his greatest work and widely accepted as the defining novel of the decade. ... When he finally published his fourth novel Tender is the Night it was ill received and did not provide nearly as much income as he needed (Bruccoli, 19...

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Fitzgerald was influenced by the novel, The Waste Land by C.F. ... His mother's father was a self made Irish immigrant millionaire, and his father was a salesman who married above his social class and squandered the family fortune (Reynolds 2360). ... Fitzgerald ties Ginevra in with the character of Daisy and many other women in his novels. ... This quote from the novel describes Nick's first meeting with Jordan. ... Francis Cugat was a Spanish born artist chosen to paint the cover of the novel (Scribner 196-97). ...

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• Grade Level: High School