Minnesota, his family inherited a fortune, andhe too attended Princeton (Bruccoli xix). In his life, Zelda Sayre broke off theirengagement, to marry him later after his success with his first novel (Beebe 340). Thesimilarities between the novel and his life resemble an almost exact coincidence, thereforeshowing that Fitzgerald portrayed his life in his novels.It is considered that Fitzgeralds first novel was his breakthrough, but not his bestwork (Coale 190). The novel This Side of Paradise was immature work from a young andtalented writer (Coale 190). After the novels success, Fitzgeralds work was easilyrecognized and accepted (Coale 190). The novel This Side of Paradise described the lifeof a young Armory Blaine, who came form the mid-west and attended Princeton (Meyers57). The character falls in love with a woman who rejects him for another with moremoney (Beebe 340). The novel reflects a bit on Fitzgeralds life. The novel was a successfor Fitzgerald; it gave him recognition.The next novel that Fitzgerald wrote was The Beautiful and the Damned in 1922(Meyers 85). The novel describes a young wealthy man who is an alcoholic, and his life istorn apart (Beebe 340). In the novel, Anthony Patch lives a luxurious life without muchwork (Meyers 86). After going into debt, he marries the young Gloria Gilbert to save hisfinancial state (Meyers 87). Gloria Gilbert marries him, but is not happy (Meyers 87). Due to this she is led to Joseph Bloechman (Meyers 126). This novel was also basedpartially on Scott and Zeldas life. Scott acquired his wealth through his first novel, ThisSide of Paradise (Beebe 340). In real life Fitzgerald and his wife were unhappy in theirmarriage (Meyers 72). This novel was an improvement in Fitzgeralds writing (Beebe340). On April 10, 1925, The Great Gasby was published; this novel was F. ScottFitzgeralds masterpiece (Coale 190). After his novel he was recognized to have literaryimportance (Coale 190)...
