"What little I have accomplished has been through the most laborious and difficult work and I wish I had never relaxed or looked back... but at the end of The Great Gatsby: 'I found my line, from now on this comes first', F. Scott Fitzgerald (Chalupa 1) was passionate about his writing always placing it first in his life, reflecting his economic and personal encounters, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the award-winning Roaring Twenties novel, The Great Gatsby The economic situations in F. Fitzgerald's life inspired the character of The Great Gatsby. graduating from the Newman School in 1913, Fitzgerald decided to move to New Jersey to pursue his artistic passion at Princeton University ("Fitzgerald F. Scott" 1). as a writer, writing scripts for various musicals and articles for the Princeton Tiger and stories for Nassau. Literary Magazine (“Fitzgerald F. Scott”). But his writings caused him difficulty in his studies and he was placed on academic probation. In 1917, F. Fitzgerald left Princeton due to his low income and lack of academic interest ("Fitzgerald F. Scott"). Fitzgerald was drafted into the army in 1917. In the weeks before he entered the service, Fitzgerald was afraid that he would not be able to realize his literary dreams and wrote a novel called The Romantic Egoist ("Fitzgerald F. Scott"). Ultimately, Fitzgerald was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry and assigned to Camp Sheridan (“Fitzgerald F. Scott”). In comparison to Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, Gatsby's economic life was based on F. Fitzgerald's economic choices. For example, Fitzgerald incorporated his academic struggles into the character of...... middle of paper...... well, Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby with Fitzgerald created Gatsby in a way that embodied his own life in the character of Gatsby. And although in creating Gatsby he made Daisy embody the characteristics of Zelda. Although there are some differences between the storyline and Fitzgerald's life, the novel itself reflects his own life. In his novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald was the real Great Gatsby, both in his economic and personal experiences. Works Cited Chalupa, Andrea. "F. Scott Fitzgerald on writing 'The Great Gatsby.' np May 9, 2013.Web.February 9, 2014.Fassler, Joe. The Great Gatsby. “A line from Fitzgerald’s life that inspired a novel” The Atlantic. np July 2, 2013.Web.February 9, 2014. “Fitzgerald F. Scott.” The Biography Channel website. npnd Web. February 10, 2014. Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 1953.Print.