F. Scott Fitzgerald Inspirations and biography

             During Fitzgerald's career, critics failed to take Fitzgerald seriously. The Great Gatsby, .
             for example did not enjoy the success as a great piece of literature as it does today.
             In 1930, Zelda suffered from a mental breakdown while Fitzgerald struggled with his .
             alcoholism. This brought abut much controversy for the writer for that time.
             In 1932, Zelda had a relapse and spent the rest of her life in mental institutions.
             In 1934, Tender is the Night was published and in 1937, Fitzgerald went to .
             Hollywood where he worked on various screenplays until he was fired for his .
             excessive drinking. In Hollywood, Fitzgerald met Sheila Graham, a gossip columnist, .
             who he spent the rest of his life with. .
             In 1939, Fitzgerald started writing The Last Tycoon, a story about Hollywood. .
             Fitzgerald died on December the 21st 1940, before he finished The Last Tycoon. In .
             Fitzgerald's mind, he died a failure as he had never achieved the credibility and .
             recognition of today until years after his death.
             INSPIRATIONS.
             Many of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novels are semi - autobiographical and he uses his own lifestyle and experiences to shape the plot of his novels and to craft his characters. Fitzgerald's main inspirations were his wife and his relationship with his wife, Zelda Fitzgerald, alcohol and it's influences, wealth and its corruption, the wealthy lifestyle and the 1920's.
             Fitzgerald's wife Zelda was "used" by Fitzgerald as the voice for many of the female characters in his novels. Zelda provided much material for Fitzgerald's novels and he often directly quoted some of Zelda's letters in his novels. Zelda enjoyed the wealthy upper class lifestyle in which she lived with her husband and this is reflected by Fitzgerald particularly in the characters of Daisy Fay Buchanan and and Nicole Diver. Zelda's personality traits are mirrored by the character of Daisy Fay Buchanan from The Great Gatsby, who placed the importance of social standing above love and gave up her true love for this.