F. Scott Fitzgerald created a world of his own in his book The Great Gatsby. The characters in the book and movie can somewhat compare to Fitzgerald’s real life. Characters such as Daisy Buchanan, Pammy Buchanan, and Dan Cody can relate to how Fitzgerald lived real life. Throughout the similarities and differences of these characters, Fitzgerald’s life definitely shone through somewhat on these characters he created. In the book, Gatsby has a forgotten love who was the perfect jewel in his eye. Daisy, Daisy, Daisy. Daisy Buchanan was a hidden love for Gatsby. She is compared to Zelda Fitzgerald, F. Scott’s wife in real life. Daisy is said to be born in Louisville, Kentucky and from a “good family.” She was considered the most popular girl in …show more content…
She has the aura of charm, wealth, sophistication, grace, and aristocracy that he longed for. Zelda on the other hand was a spoiled child raised in Montgomery, Alabama. She came from a prominent southern family, and descended from early settlers of Long Island. She was a bright girl, but what uninterested in school. As a teenager, she spent a lot of her time drinking, smoking, and hanging around boys. The most she cared about was swimming and boys. She received her reputation through her father’s social status. She was expected to be delicate, submissive, and accomodating. Her actions fell through her this stigma. She was frequently the topic of Montgomery gossip. Daisy in the novel has an “absurd little laugh,” which can show she is air headed and shallow (Chapter 1). “Daisy saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand”(Chapter six.) This quote demonstrates that Daisy only appreciated and favored lavish and luxurious things in life. Just like Daisy and Gatsby’s meeting, Zelda and Fitzgerald met in a country club in Montgomery, Alabama where he was an army lieutenant. He saw her as a “golden girl” just like how Gatsby saw Daisy. A year after he left Princeton to join the