Gar LaiMrs. MackinEnglish 11B18 May 2014The era of modernism and one of its best productsThe outbreak of the First World War brought twentieth-century culture into a world of new eras. The sudden onset of the war brought conflict and confusion. This sudden flash of reality and the birth of a new technology turned into a frenzy of madness that introduced the idea of ​​demoralization. It was the beginning of Modernism into which many American authors immersed themselves. One of them was Scott Fitzgerald, well known for his major piece, The Great Gatsby, in which a man holds onto his past and tries to relive the life he wanted. At the same time, this novel clashes with the themes of loneliness, the demoralization of the characters and the division of social classes. Fitzgerald's personal life was just as intriguing as his writing. He was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota as the son of Edward Fitzgerald and Mary Mcquillan. The mother was employed as a wholesale greengrocer in São Paulo while the father was an old southerner (Bruccoli). The family moved to New York after his father went bankrupt as a wicker manufacturer. His father took the job as a salesman for Procter and Gamble, but not soon afterward Edward was fired and, once again, the family found themselves back in St. Paul. In the fall of 1913 Fitzgerald enrolled at Princeton where he dove deeply into the literary life. He made contributions to the Princeton Triangle Club, the Princeton Tiger, and the Nassau Literary Magazine, as well as forged relationships with students pursuing the similar dream of becoming a writer... middle of paper... fale. They weren't happy, and neither of them had touched the chicken or the beer, yet they weren't unhappy either. problems in his marriage. Daisy follows in Tom's footsteps and has an affair with Gatsby creating a scandalous atmosphere in the middle of an extremely hot summer. In chapter 9, readers discover that Jordan, who was thought to be single, was actually engaged. Her compulsive lying and her affair with Nick suggest that marriage is not based on love. She admires someone who is careful because she herself is careless. The fact that she never told Nick about her engagement before making advances towards him shows how selfish and inconsiderate she is. None of the characters had anyone close, presenting the image of an isolating society (Fitzgerald).