Great Gatsby Week 1

After doing research on Francis Scott Key, I found it interesting the specific similarities that arose in Key's life and in The Great Gatsby, specifically in the areas of love. In Key's early personal life he was in love with a woman named Zelda Sayre, but she refused to marry him if he couldn't financially support her. After finally having success after many trials in his writing career with The Side of Paradise, Zelda finally agreed to marry him. This was very similar in The Great Gatsby with the main character Gatsby falls in love with Daisy and throws large parties to impress her. Despite Daisy's marriage to Tom, Gatsby continues to fall madly in love with her outraging Tom. Although in the end Gatsby's intrigue with Daisy is ruined by the factors of dishonesty and money, the larger picture is focused around the American dream of which was ruined as well as Gatsby's greatness in the end.
This is similar to Key's life because Zelda has an affair with a French naval aviator, and eventually becomes insane and must be sent to a mental institution, ruining Key's overall outlook on his "American dream" and greatness, and despite his efforts he died unsuccessful by a heart attack.